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Definition: Meaning of, pull in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pʊl /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
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Present Participle Third Person Singular
pulling pulls
  1. move something towards you [intransitive and transitive] to use your hands to make something or someone move towards you or in the direction that your hands are moving
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  2. remove [transitive] to use force to take something from the place where it is fixed or held
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  3. make something follow you [transitive] to be attached to something or hold something and make it move behind you in the direction you are going
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  4. take something out [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to take something out of a bag, pocket etc with your hand
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  5. clothing [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put on or take off a piece of clothing, usually quickly
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  6. move your body [intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move your body or part of your body away from someone or something
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  7. move your body pull yourself up/to your feet etc to hold onto something and use your strength to move your body towards it
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  8. muscle [transitive] to injure one of your muscles by stretching it too much during physical activity [=  strain]
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  9. pull strings to secretly use your influence with important people in order to get what you want or to help someone else
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  10. pull the/somebody's strings to control something or someone, especially when you are not the person who is supposed to be controlling them
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  11. trick/crime [transitive] informal to succeed in doing something illegal or dishonest or in playing a trick on someone
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  12. pull somebody's leg to tell someone something that is not true, as a joke
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  13. pull the other one (it's got bells on) British English spoken used to tell someone that you think they are joking or not telling the truth
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  14. switch [transitive] to move a control such as a switch, LEVER, or TRIGGER towards you to make a piece of equipment work
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  15. pull the curtains/blinds to open or close curtains or BLIND s
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  16. crowd/votes etc [transitive] if an event, performer etc pulls crowds or a politician pulls a lot of votes, a lot of people come to see them or vote for them
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  17. attract/influence [transitive] to attract or influence someone or their thoughts or feelings
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  18. sexually attract [intransitive and transitive] British English spoken to attract someone in order to have sex with them or spend the evening with them
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  19. stop event [transitive] to stop a planned event from taking place
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  20. pull somebody's licence informal to take away someone's LICENCE to do something, especially to drive a car, because they have done something wrong
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  21. stop a vehicle [intransitive and transitive] to drive a vehicle somewhere and stop; to stop somewhere
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  22. car [intransitive] if a car pulls to the left or right as you are driving, it moves in that direction because of a problem with its machinery
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  23. something is like pulling teeth used to say that it is very difficult or unpleasant to persuade someone to do something
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  24. beer [transitive] British English to get beer out of a BARREL by pulling a handle
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  25. pull a punch to deliberately hit someone with less force than you could do, so that it hurts less
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  26. cricket/golf/baseball [intransitive and transitive] to hit the ball in CRICKET, golf, or baseball so that it does not go straight but moves to one side
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  27. row a boat [intransitive and transitive] to make a boat move by using OAR s
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Singular Plural
pull pulls
  1. act of moving something [countable] an act of using force to move something towards you or in the same direction that you are moving
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  2. force [countable usually singular] a strong physical force that makes things move in a particular direction
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  3. attraction [countable usually singular] the ability to attract someone or have a powerful effect on them
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  4. influence [singular,uncountable] informal special influence or power over other people
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  5. climb [singular] British English a difficult climb up a steep road
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  6. muscle [countable usually singular] an injury to one of your muscles, caused by stretching it too much during exercise
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  7. smoke/drink [countable] an act of taking the smoke from a cigarette, pipe etc into your LUNG s or of taking a long drink of something
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  8. handle [countable] a rope or handle that you use to pull something
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  9. cricket/golf/baseball [countable] a way of hitting the ball in CRICKET, golf, or baseball so that it does not go straight, but moves to one side
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pull used in phrases

  • cost-pull inflation (noun)
    1. inflation caused by an increase in the costs of production
  • demand-pull inflation (noun)
    1. inflation caused by an increase in demand or in the supply of money
  • leg-pull (noun)
    1. British English a joke in which you make someone believe something that is not true
  • pull a face (verb)
    1. contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
  • pull a fast one on (verb)
    1. deceive somebody
  • pull along (verb)
    1. pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
  • pull at (verb)
    1. pluck or pull at with the fingers
  • pull chain (noun)
    1. e.g. to flush a toilet usually with a handle at the end a chain that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism
  • pull in one's horns (verb)
    1. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
  • pull one's weight (verb)
    1. do one's share in a common task
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pull used in phrasal verbs

  • pull ahead (phrasal verb)
    1. to get in front of someone by moving faster than they do
    2. to start to make progress faster than someone
  • pull apart (phrasal verb)
    1. pull someone apart to separate two people or animals that are fighting
  • pull away (phrasal verb)
    1. if a vehicle or driver pulls away, they start to move
    2. to move away from someone who is trying to hold you or touch you
  • pull back (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] if soldiers pull back, or if someone pulls them back, they move back towards their own land
    2. [intransitive] to decide not to do something that will probably have bad effects
  • pull down (phrasal verb)
    1. to destroy a building, especially because it is very old or dangerous
    2. pull down or pull in pull down/in something mainly American English to earn a particular amount of money
  • pull in (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] if a train pulls in, it arrives at a station
    2. if a vehicle or driver pulls in somewhere, they stop there
  • pull into (phrasal verb)
    1. pull (something) into something if a vehicle or driver pulls into a place, they stop there
  • pull off (phrasal verb)
    1. to succeed in doing something that is difficult
    2. pull (something) off something if a vehicle or driver pulls off a road, they stop by the side of it
  • pull on (phrasal verb)
    1. to put on clothes, especially quickly
  • pull out (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] to stop being involved in an activity, event, or situation
    2. [intransitive] if a train pulls out, it leaves a station
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