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  1. transitive verb To apply force to so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the source of the force.
  2. transitive verb To remove from a fixed position; extract: The dentist pulled the tooth.
  3. transitive verb To tug at; jerk or tweak.
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  • As irresistible as the pull was, more powerful was the need to pull away. —  Anthology - My Scandalous Bride
  • On sand, downhill skis or sand skis are easy to use, but because of the greater friction they present underfoot, you need more power--pull, that is--from your kite and the wind. —  Omni: March 1994
  • At Tierra Mia, any single espresso that takes more or less than 23 seconds to pull is tossed. —  HispanicTrending
  • You can still direct where you want to hit the ball -- pull, push, air or ground -- by pushing the left stick in the proper direction. —  GamePro.com
  • Schapiro noted that there is no requirement either now or under the proposed new rules for developers to "pull" - or obtain - permits after the department approves an application.
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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

tug ·  push ·  jerk ·  shake ·  twist ·  beat ·  stroke ·  grip ·  surge ·  kick ·  knock ·  drag

Used in the same contextWord Family

pull:   pulled ·  pulling ·  pulls
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English pullen, from Old English pullian.

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  1. from Middle English pullen, from Anglo-Saxon pullian, pull (also in comp. āpullian, pull), = Low German pulen, pick, pluck, pull, tear; cf. Middle Dutch pullen, drink; root unknown.
  2. from Middle English pul; from pull, v.
 

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