pull
verb
[ pʊl ]
• exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself.
• "he pulled them down on to the couch"
Similar:
tug,
haul,
drag,
draw,
trail,
tow,
heave,
lug,
strain at,
jerk,
lever,
prise,
wrench,
wrest,
twist,
pry,
yank,
• move steadily in a specified direction or manner.
• "the bus was about to pull away"
• attract (someone) as a customer; cause to show interest in something.
• "anyone can enter the show if they have a good act and the ability to pull a crowd"
Similar:
attract,
draw,
pull in,
bring in,
lure,
charm,
engage,
enchant,
captivate,
bewitch,
seduce,
catch the eye of,
entice,
tempt,
beckon,
interest,
fascinate,
• cancel or withdraw (an entertainment or advertisement).
• "the gig was pulled at the first sign of difficulty"
• play (the ball) round to the leg side from the off.
• (of a lineman) withdraw from and cross behind the line of scrimmage to block opposing players and clear the way for a runner.
• "he may be their best ever lineman—he can run and pull with the best"
• print (a proof).
pull
noun
• an act of pulling something.
• "give the hair a quick pull and it comes out by the roots"
• a force drawing someone or something in a particular direction.
• "the pull of the water tore her away"
• (in sport) a pulling stroke.
• a printer's proof.
Origin:
Old English pullian ‘pluck, snatch’; origin uncertain; the sense has developed from expressing a short sharp action to one of sustained force.
