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Noun pulling has 1 sense

pull, pulling - 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"
--₁ is a kind of propulsion, actuation
--₁ has particulars:
drag; draw, haul, haulage; tug, jerk; draft, draught, drawing; extirpation, excision, deracination; pluck; traction

Derived forms: verb pull₄, verb pull₁

Verb pull has 17 senses

pull, draw, force - cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
--₁ is one way to move, displace
Antonyms: push, force

Derived forms: noun pull₁, noun puller₂, noun pulling₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in - 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"
--₂ is one way to pull, draw, force

Derived forms: noun pull₄, noun pull₂, noun pull₁
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
pull - move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right"
--₃ is one way to drive
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
pull - 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 kneees towards your chin"
--₄ is one way to force

Derived forms: noun pull₁, noun pull₂, noun puller₁, noun pulling₁
Sample sentence:
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perpetrate, commit, pull - perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
--₅ is one way to act, move

Derived form: noun pull₇
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out - 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"
--₆ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
pull - steer into a certain direction; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"
--₇ is one way to drive
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
pull, overstretch - strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
--₈ is one way to injure, wound

Derived form: noun pull₅
Sample sentence:
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pull - 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"
--₉ is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
pull - operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"
--₁₀ is one way to row
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
pull - rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse"
--₁₁ is one way to rein, rein in
Sample sentence:
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rend, rip, rive, pull - tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
--₁₂ is one way to tear, rupture, snap, bust
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
pull - hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"
--₁₃ is one way to hit
Sample sentence:
It is ----ing
pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume - strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
--₁₄ is one way to strip
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out - draw or pull out, 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"
--₁₅ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
side, pull, root - 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?"
--₁₆ is one way to back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
pull - take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"
--₁₇ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something