Boost your vocab and unleash your potential!

Recently viewed words:
Definitions of pull
  1. verb
    strip of feathers
    "pull a chicken"
    type of:
  2. noun
    a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
    "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"

    Similar: 

    type of:
  3. verb
    perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
    "pull a bank robbery"

    Similar: 

    type of:
  4. verb
    remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
    "pull weeds"
  5. noun
    special advantage or influence
    "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"

    Similar: 

    type of:
  6. verb
    direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
    "The ad pulled in many potential customers" "This pianist pulls huge crowds"
    type of:
  7. verb
    bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
    "pull out a gun" "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
  8. noun
    a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

    Similar: 

  9. verb
    take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
    "I'm pulling for the underdog"

    Similar: 

    type of:
  10. verb
    tear or be torn violently
    "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

    Similar: 

    type of:
  11. verb
    cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
    "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"

    Similar: 

    type of:
  12. noun
    the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
    "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder" "his strenuous pulling strained his back"

    Similar: 

  13. verb
    cause to move by pulling
    "pull a sled"

    Similar: 

    Opposite:
    type of:
  14. verb
    strain abnormally
    "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up" "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"

    Similar: 

    type of:
  15. noun
    a device used for pulling something
    "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"
    type of:
  16. verb
    apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
    "pull the string gently" "pull the trigger of the gun" "pull your knees towards your chin"
    type of:
  17. noun
    a sustained effort
    "it was a long pull but we made it"
  18. verb
    hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
    "pull the ball"
    type of:
    hit
  19. verb
    move into a certain direction
    "the car pulls to the right"
    type of:
  20. verb
    operate when rowing a boat
    "pull the oars"
    type of:
    row
  21. verb
    rein in to keep from winning a race
    "pull a horse"
    type of:
  22. verb
    steer into a certain direction
    "pull one's horse to a stand"
    type of:
  23. verb
    take away
    "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"
  24. noun
    the force used in pulling
    "the pull of the moon" "the pull of the current"
    type of:
Explanation of pull
My lists:
Recently viewed words: