English to English
noun
- the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
The pull up the hill had him breathing harder.
His strenuous pulling strained his back.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the force used in pulling
The pull of the moon.
The pull of the current.
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- special advantage or influence
The chairman's nephew has a lot of pull.
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- a device used for pulling something
He grabbed the pull and opened the drawer.
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- a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
The wrench to his knee occurred as he fell.
He was sidelined with a hamstring pull.
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- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
He took a puff on his pipe.
He took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly.
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- a sustained effort
It was a long pull but we made it.
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- The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to move something by drawing toward one.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- cause to move by pulling
Draw a wagon.
Pull a sled.
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- 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.
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- move into a certain direction
The car pulls to the right.
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- 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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- perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
Perpetrate a crime.
Pull a bank robbery.
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- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
Draw a weapon.
Pull out a gun.
The mugger pulled a knife on his victim.
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- steer into a certain direction
Pull one's horse to a stand.
Pull the car over.
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- strain abnormally
I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up.
The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition.
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- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter.
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- operate when rowing a boat
Pull the oars.
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- rein in to keep from winning a race
Pull a horse.
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- tear or be torn violently
The curtain ripped from top to bottom.
Pull the cooked chicken into strips.
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- hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
Pull the ball.
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- strip of feathers
Pull a chicken.
Pluck the capon.
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- remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
Pull weeds.
Extract a bad tooth.
Take out a splinter.
Extract information from the telegram.
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- take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
We all rooted for the home team.
I'm pulling for the underdog.
Are you siding with the defender of the title?.
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- take away
Pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf.
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- To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.
source: Webster 1913
- To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [pul] Hila; batak; balták; biwas
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [pul] Humila; bumatak; bumaltak; bumiwas
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
