Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
"the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"
"his strenuous pulling strained his back"
verb
Sense 2
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"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 3
"the car pulls to the right"
Type of:
drive
Kinds of:
cut in
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb
Sense 4
"pull one''s horse to a stand"
"Pull the car over"
Type of:
drive
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 5
"pull the oars"
Type of:
row
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 6
"pull a horse"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 7
"Pull the rope"
"Pull the handle towards you"
"pull the string gently"
"pull the trigger of the gun"
"pull your kneees towards your chin"
Type of:
force
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 8
"draw a wagon"
"pull a sled"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun
Sense 10
"it was a long pull but we made it"
noun
Sense 11
"the chairman''s nephew has a lot of pull"
verb
Sense 12
"pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 13
"I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"
"The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 16
"We all rooted for the home team"
"I''m pulling for the underdog"
"Are you siding with the defender of the title?"
Derived:
side
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 17
"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 th"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 18
"pull a chicken"
"pluck the capon"
Type of:
strip
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 19
"draw a weapon"
"pull out a gun"
"The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
Kinds of:
unsheathe
Derived:
drawer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun
Sense 20
"he took a puff on his pipe"
"he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"
Kinds of:
toke
noun
Sense 21
"the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"
"he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
Kinds of:
sprain
verb
Sense 22
"pull weeds"
"extract a bad tooth"
"take out a splinter"
"extract information from the telegram"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 23
"perpetrate a crime"
"pull a bank robbery"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
24
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
167
Times Searched
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