pull at

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pull at - pluck or pull at with the fingers; "She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse"

pick at, pluck at

pull - apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin"

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Next,' said Dick, handing the purl, 'take a pull at that; but moderate your transports, you know, for you're not used to it.

The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context

"Let me try," I said impatiently, for the situation of the stone, right in the angle of the corner, was such that it was impossible for two to pull at once.

King Solomon's Mines by Haggard, Rider H. View in context

Then she gave a most piteous cry, and running to me, she began to pull at me with her little hands.

The Time Machine by Wells, H.G. View in context

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