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Pulling

noun

1.

The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you. Synonym: pull. "His strenuous pulling strained his back"

Pull

verb

(past & past part. pulled; pres. part. pulling)

1.

Cause to move by pulling. Synonyms: draw, force. "Pull a sled"

2.

Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes. Synonyms: attract, draw, draw in, pull in. "The ad pulled in many potential customers" , "This pianist pulls huge crowds" , "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"

3.

Move into a certain direction.

4.

Apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion. "Pull the handle towards you" , "Pull the string gently" , "Pull the trigger of the gun" , "Pull your knees towards your chin"

5.

Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation. Synonyms: commit, perpetrate. "Pull a bank robbery"

6.

Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover. Synonyms: draw, get out, pull out, take out. "Pull out a gun" , "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"

7.

Steer into a certain direction. "Pull the car over"

8.

Strain abnormally. Synonym: overstretch. "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"

9.

Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense. Synonym: draw.

10.

Operate when rowing a boat.

11.

Rein in to keep from winning a race.

12.

Tear or be torn violently. Synonyms: rend, rip, rive. "Pull the cooked chicken into strips"

13.

Hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing.

14.

Strip of feathers. Synonyms: deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, tear. "Pluck the capon"

15.

Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense. Synonyms: draw out, extract, pull out, pull up, take out. "Extract a bad tooth" , "Take out a splinter" , "Extract information from the telegram"

16.

Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for. Synonym: root for. "I'm pulling for the underdog" , "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"

17.

Take away.

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"Pulling" Quotes from Famous Books

... hotel in Paris, and having noticed that the cook always left the kitchen upon the ringing of a certain bell, and thus left the room clear for her to eat the dainties she had been preparing, soon acquired the art of pulling the ...

— Minnie's Pet Cat • Madeline Leslie

... friends into the engine-room. "It is not easy to imagine the tremendous force of the two swiftly turning screws or propellers exerted against the surging waters of the Atlantic," he said. "Our 30,000 horse power engines, a horse power is equal to six men, equal 180,000 strong men pulling at the oars, or twice the number of men that fought at Gettysburg to perpetuate ...

— The Harris-Ingram Experiment • Charles E. Bolton

... could guess. I could also guess what Simmonds and Godfrey were talking about in the farther corner; but I could not guess why Goldberger, instead of getting to work, should be walking up and down, pulling impatiently at his moustache and glancing at his watch now and then. He seemed to be waiting for some one, but not until twenty minutes later did I suspect who it was. Then the door opened again to admit ...

— The Mystery Of The Boule Cabinet - A Detective Story • Burton Egbert Stevenson

... gazing interestedly at the draper, for a mere man may look at an elder. The tinsmith brings out his steps, and, mounting them, stealthily removes the saucepans and pepper-pots that dangle on a wire above his sign-board. Pulling to his door he shuts out the foggy light that showed in his solder-strewn workshop. The square is deserted again. A bundle of sloppy parsley slips from the hawker's cart and topples over the wheel in driblets. The ...

— Auld Licht Idylls • J. M. Barrie

... the fiery eyes, fear seized on him likewise; he would have nothing to do with the furious beast, and took to his heels. The bee met him, and as she saw that he was ill at ease, she said, "Bear, thou art really pulling a very pitiful face; what has become of all thy gaiety?" "It is all very well for thee to talk," replied the bear, "a furious beast with staring eyes is in Redskin's house, and we can't drive him out." The bee said, "Bear I pity thee, I am a poor weak creature whom thou wouldst not turn ...

— Household Tales by Brothers Grimm • Grimm Brothers

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