pull
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(verb) strain abnormally; of muscles and tendons |
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Synonyms: overstretch |
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Related Words: injure, wound |
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(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" |
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Synonyms: pulling |
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Related Words: actuation, draft, drag, draught, draw, drawing, haul, haulage, jerk, pluck, propulsion, tug |
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(noun) a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it" |
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Related Words: effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat, travail |
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(verb) cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
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Synonyms: draw, force |
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Related Words: abduct, adduct, attract, cart, displace, drag, draw in, entrain, haul, hike up, hitch up, jerk, move, pick, pick off, pluck, plunk, pull, pull back, pull in, pull off, stretch, trail, tug, tweak, twitch, winch, yank |
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Antonyms: push |
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(verb) apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope" |
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Related Words: force, pick at, pluck at, pull at, twist, wrench |
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(verb) steer into a certain direction; of a vehicle; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over" |
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Related Words: drive |
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(verb) move into a certain direction; of a car; "The van pulled up" |
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Synonyms: drive |
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Related Words: cut in, go, locomote, move, travel |
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(noun) a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer" |
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Related Words: bellpull, device, pull chain |
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(noun) special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull" |
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Related Words: advantage, vantage |
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(noun) the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current" |
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Related Words: force |
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(verb) strip of feathers; as of chickens |
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Synonyms: deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, tear |
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Related Words: strip |
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(verb) direct toward itself or oneself; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men" |
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Synonyms: attract, draw in, pull in |
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Related Words: arrest, catch, draw, draw in, force, get, pull, retract, tug |
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(verb) bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon" |
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Synonyms: draw, get out, pull out, take out |
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Related Words: remove, take, take away, unsheathe |
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(noun) 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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Synonyms: drag, puff |
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Related Words: breathing in, inhalation, inspiration, toke |
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(verb) attract or elicit; "The school attracts students with artistic talents"; "His playing drew a crowd" |
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Synonyms: attract, draw, draw in, fetch, pull in |
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Related Words: bring |
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(verb) perform an act, usually with a negative connotation: "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" |
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Synonyms: commit, perpetrate |
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Related Words: act, make, move, recommit |
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(noun) 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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Synonyms: twist, wrench |
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Related Words: harm, hurt, injury, sprain, trauma |
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(verb) tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom" |
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Synonyms: rend, rip, rive |
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Related Words: bust, rupture, snap, tear |
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