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pull  (pl)

v. pulled, pull·ing, pulls

v.tr.

1. To apply force to so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the source of the force.

2. To remove from a fixed position; extract: The dentist pulled the tooth.

3. To tug at; jerk or tweak.

4. To rip or tear; rend.

5. To stretch (taffy, for example) repeatedly.

6. To strain (a muscle, for example) injuriously.

7. Informal To attract; draw: a performer who pulls large crowds.

8. Slang To draw out (a weapon) in readiness for use: pull a gun; pulled a knife on me.

9. Informal To remove: pulled the engine; pulled the tainted meat product from the stores.

10. Sports To hit (a ball) so that it moves in the direction away from the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the left of a right-handed player.

11. Nautical

a. To operate (an oar) in rowing.

b. To transport or propel by rowing.

c. To be rowed by: That boat pulls six oars.

12. To rein in (a horse) to keep it from winning a race.

13. Printing To produce (a print or an impression) from type.

v.intr.

1. To exert force in moving something toward the source of the force.

2. To drink or inhale deeply: pulled on the cold beer with gusto; pull on a cigarette.

3. Nautical To row a boat.

4. Informal To express or feel great sympathy or empathy: We're pulling for our new president.

n.

1. The act or process of pulling.

2. Force exerted in pulling or required to overcome resistance in pulling.

3. A sustained effort: a long pull across the mountains.

4. Something, such as a knob on a drawer, that is used for pulling.

5. A deep inhalation or draft, as on a cigarette or of a beverage.

6. Slang A means of gaining special advantage; influence: The lobbyist has pull with the senator.

7. Informal Ability to draw or attract; appeal: a star with pull at the box office.

Phrasal Verbs:

pull ahead

To move ahead, as in a race.

pull away

1. To move away or backward; withdraw: The limousine pulled away from the curb.

2. To move ahead: The horse pulled away and took the lead in the race.

pull back

To withdraw or retreat.

pull down

1. To demolish; destroy: pull down an old office building.

2. To reduce to a lower level.

3. To depress, as in spirits or health.

4. Informal To draw (money) as wages: pulls down a hefty salary.

pull in

1. To arrive at a destination: We pulled in at midnight.

2. To rein in; restrain.

3. To arrest (a criminal suspect, for example).

pull off Informal

To perform in spite of difficulties or obstacles; bring off: pulled off a last-minute victory.

pull out

1. To leave or depart: The train pulls out at noon.

2. To withdraw, as from a situation or commitment: After the crash, many Wall Street investors pulled out.

pull over

1. To bring a vehicle to a stop at a curb or at the side of a road: We pulled over to watch the sunset.

2. To instruct or force (a motorist) to bring his or her vehicle to a stop at a curb or at the side of a road: The state trooper pulled the speeding motorist over.

pull round

To restore or be restored to sound health.

pull through

To come or bring successfully through trouble or illness.

pull up

1. To bring or come to a halt.

2. To move to a position or place ahead, as in a race.

Idioms:

pull a fast one Informal

To play a trick or perpetrate a fraud.

pull (oneself) together

To regain one's composure.

pull (one's) punches

To refrain from deploying all the resources or force at one's disposal: didn't pull any punches during the negotiations.

pull (one's) weight

To do one's own share, as of work.

pull out all the stops Informal

To deploy all the resources or force at one's disposal: The Inaugural Committee pulled out all the stops when arranging the ceremonies.

pull (someone's) leg

To play a joke on; tease or deceive.

pull something

To carry out a deception or swindle.

pull strings/wires Informal

To exert secret control or influence in order to gain an end.

pull the plug on Slang

To stop supporting or bring to an end: pulled the plug on the new art courses.

pull the rug (out) from under Informal

To remove all support and assistance from, usually suddenly.

pull the string

Baseball To throw an off-speed pitch.

pull the wool over (someone's) eyes

To deceive; hoodwink.

pull together

To make a joint effort.

pull up stakes

To clear out; leave: She pulled up stakes in New England and moved to the desert.

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[Middle English pullen, from Old English pullian.]

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puller n.

Synonyms: pull, drag, draw, haul, tow¹, tug
These verbs mean to cause something to move toward the source of an applied force: pull a sled up a hill; drag furniture across the floor; drew up a chair; hauls wood from the forest; a car that tows a trailer; tugged at the oars.

Antonym: push

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pull in

vb (adverb)

1. (intr; often foll by to) to reach a destination the train pulled in at the station

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (intr) Also pull over (of a motor vehicle, driver, etc.)

a.  to draw in to the side of the road in order to stop or to allow another vehicle to pass

b.  to stop (at a café, lay-by, etc.)

3. (tr) to draw or attract his appearance will pull in the crowds

4. (Law) (tr) Slang to arrest

5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (tr) to earn or gain (money)

n pull-in

(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Brit a roadside café, esp for lorry drivers

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	pull in - direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "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" attract, draw in, pull, draw draw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" tug - pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings" arrest, catch, get - attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" draw in, retract - pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" bring - attract the attention of; "The noise and the screaming brought the curious" curl up, curl, draw in - shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in"
	2.	pull in - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" earn, realise, bring in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear make - act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies" acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" squeeze out, eke out - make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter" turn a profit, profit - make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger" rake off - take money from an illegal transaction take home, bring home - earn as a salary or wage; "How much does your wife take home after taxes and other deductions?" rake in, shovel in - earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in" net, sack up, sack, clear - make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" gross - earn before taxes, expenses, etc. pay, bear, yield - bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
	3.	pull in - of trains; move into (a station); "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station" move in, get in, draw in arrive, come, get - reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" close in, draw in - advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him" pull out, get out - move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"
	4.	pull in - get or bring together; "accumulate evidence" collect archive, file away - put into an archive drum up, rally, beat up - gather; "drum up support" collect, compile, accumulate, amass, roll up, hoard, pile up - get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

Translations

? pull in

vt sep

claws, rope, stomach etc → einziehen; (into room, swimming pool etc) → hineinziehen; to pull somebody/something in(to) something → jdn/etw in etw (acc) → ziehen

(= rein in) horse → zügeln

(= attract) crowds → anziehen; to pull in the punters (Brit inf) → Kundschaft anlocken

(inf: = earn) → kassieren (inf)

(inf: = take into custody) → einkassieren (inf)

vi

(claws) → sich einziehen lassen

(into station, harbour, pier) → einfahren, einlaufen (→ into in +acc); (into garage, driveway) → hineinfahren (→ into in +acc); (= stop, park) → anhalten