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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

... archdeacon, that I can't very well lengthen the room without pulling down the wall, and if I pull down the wall, I must build it up again; then if I throw out a bow on this side, I must do the same on the other, then if I do it for the ground floor, I must carry it up to the floor above. That will ...

— Barchester Towers • Anthony Trollope

... as a roper!" he said, pulling the lasso tight round my middle. The men all laughed as I tumbled ...

— The Young Forester • Zane Grey

... him at the door and made him welcome in a manner that somehow made the guest feel that the old man owned the whole township of Oro and was laying it at his feet. Mrs. MacDonald drew him up to the fire, bewailing the long cold walk he had had, and pulling off his overcoat, calling all the while for Scotty to run and put more wood in the stove that she might make a fresh cup of tea. Hamish came hurrying up from the barn to shake the guest's hand and make him ...

— The Silver Maple • Marian Keith

... threatened with an attack of that mild, but obstinate complaint, dementia senilis, many thought it was not so much the force of his arguments as a kind of tendency to jump as the bellwether jumps, well known in flocks not included in the Christian fold. His bereaved congregation immediately began pulling candidates on and off, like new boots, on trial. Some pinched in tender places; some were too loose; some were too square-toed; some were too coarse, and did n't please; some were too thin, and would n't last;—in short, ...

— Elsie Venner • Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

... plainly see that his face and breast were covered with blood. We shouted at him words of encouragement, cheering him from both sides of the river. While his struggling form was hanging to the horse's mane, the other animals all floundered about him, pulling for the shore for dear life. The men on the other side were ready to catch him as he landed, nearly exhausted by his struggles and the blow he had received. They carried him up the bank and leaned him against a tree, one man taking care of him while the others ...

— In the Early Days along the Overland Trail in Nebraska Territory, in 1852 • Gilbert L. Cole

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