Pull

What do we mean by pull?

To apply force to (something) so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the source of the force. intransitive verb

To remove from a fixed position; extract. intransitive verb

To tug at; jerk or tweak. intransitive verb

To rip or tear; rend. intransitive verb

To stretch (taffy, for example) repeatedly. intransitive verb

To strain (a muscle, for example) injuriously. intransitive verb

To attract; draw. intransitive verb

To draw out (a weapon) in readiness for use. intransitive verb

To remove. intransitive verb

To hit (a ball) so that it moves in the direction away from the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the left of a right-handed player. intransitive verb

To operate (an oar) in rowing. intransitive verb

To transport or propel by rowing. intransitive verb

To be rowed by. intransitive verb

To rein in (a horse) to keep it from winning a race. intransitive verb

To produce (a print or an impression) from type. intransitive verb

To exert force in moving something toward the source of the force. intransitive verb

To move in a certain direction or toward a certain goal. intransitive verb

To gain a position closer to an objective. intransitive verb

An act of pulling (applying force)

An attractive force which causes motion towards the source

Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope

Something in one's favour in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing.

Appeal or attraction (e.g. of a movie star)

The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology

A journey made by rowing

A contest; a struggle.

Loss or violence suffered.

The act of drinking; a mouthful or swig of a drink.

A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side.

A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.

A single impression from a handpress.

Words that are spelled similarly to pull:
pull.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word pull:
trigger, plug, lever, pulling, push, rope, bout, pulled, strings, pin, gravity, off, upset, away, injury, lap, handle, ahead, apart, wire, back, firing, locomotive, load, weight, hair, string, trains, gun.

Words that rhyme with pull:
bull, full, wool, handful, mouthful, irish bull, spoonful, blue bull, hangul, roomful, bagful, sitting bull, schul, steel wool, pocketful, cotton wool, ruehl, schull, john bull, rock wool, turnbull, glass wool, in full, to the full, cram full, make full, virgin wool, boston bull, shetland wool, mineral wool, taurus the bull, mehul, raw wool, kuehl, be full.

Adjectives that are often used to describe pull:
gravitational, long, push, strong, downward, magnetic, hard, steady, demand, upward, political, powerful, slight, direct, constant, gentle, stronger, sharp, sudden, quick, heavy, and, straight, greater, maximum, horizontal, inward, emotional, backward, slow, tremendous, deep, regressive, forward, effective, irresistible, vertical, dead, outward, muscular, vigorous, centripetal, stiff, violent, centrifugal, tidal, lateral, mighty, continuous, unbalanced, extra, longitudinal, strongest, pound, light, double, resultant, net, slightest, firm, enormous, excessive, drawbar, steep, uphill.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective pull:
out, ups, down, inflation, back, hard, weeds, off, name, quotes, end, devil, skin, right, everything, outward, details, amplifier, away, strategy, yarn, hair, foot, downs, cord, offs, information, knees, body, amplifiers, arm, outs, rank, particulars, pants, head, hands, production, leg, test, meat, over, handle, tongue, impression, line, tab, baker, knee, opponent, subscriptions, trigger, chin, shoulders, legs, push, shaft, technology, curtains, strength, air, elbows, toes, starboard, faith, thread, text, paper, lever, ribbon, scheduling, tip, through, feet, ear, shirt, something, focus, overs, threads, yards, dough, assembly, close, top, husks, loop, rod, tail.

Consonant match to pull:
pool, pale, pole, poll, peel, pile, pearl, pill, pall, pal, peal, paul, pail, pyle, pol, perl, pil, pell, poole, perle, peale, pelle, peele, peil, piel, poul, pahl, pille, pohl, paule, paille, paull, pearle, pihl, pehl, piehl, puhl, poehl.

Words that sound like pull:
pull, pool, pole, pill, pal, pale, paul, pile, peel, pail, poll, ple, peal, pall, pol, pell, pel, pul, poole, pil, pelle, pule, pyle, peele, poul, piel, pawl, pille, poil, polle, paule, palle, poal, peale, peil, pahl, paull, pohl, poule, paille, paal, pihl, piehl, pehl, pyl, pyll, bull, bulle, pearl, perl, purl, pearle, perle, pirl, push, pulled, pulls, pulley, puller, pully, puls, pult, putsch, pll, pulque, pulla, plw, pulli, pwl, pulao, ball, bell, bail, belle, bawl, bale, bal, bel, beal, balle, baal, beale, beel, baile, -ble, beil, beall, bayle, baul, bele, behl, bahl, balh, biehl, beele, baille, bhel, beul, be-all, beile.