Dictionary entry details
• PULL (noun)
Meaning:
The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
pull; pulling
Context examples:
the pull up the hill had him breathing harder / his strenuous pulling strained his back
Hypernyms ("pull" is a kind of...):
actuation; propulsion (the act of propelling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pull"):
drag (the act of dragging (pulling with force))
traction ((orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing)
pluck (the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord)
deracination; excision; extirpation (the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence)
draft; draught; drawing (the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling)
jerk; tug (a sudden abrupt pull)
draw; haul; haulage (the act of drawing or hauling something)
Meaning:
The force used in pulling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Context examples:
the pull of the moon / the pull of the current
Hypernyms ("pull" is a kind of...):
force ((physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity)
Meaning:
Special advantage or influence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
clout; pull
Context example:
the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull
Hypernyms ("pull" is a kind of...):
advantage; vantage (the quality of having a superior or more favorable position)
Meaning:
A device used for pulling something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer
Hypernyms ("pull" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pull"):
pull chain (a chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet))
bellpull (a handle or cord that is pulled to ring a doorbell or a servant's bell etc.)
Meaning:
A sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
wrench; pull; twist
Context examples:
the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell / he was sidelined with a hamstring pull
Hypernyms ("pull" is a kind of...):
harm; hurt; injury; trauma (any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pull"):
sprain (a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments)
Meaning:
A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
drag; pull; puff
Context examples:
he took a puff on his pipe / he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly
Hypernyms ("pull" is a kind of...):
aspiration; breathing in; inhalation; inspiration (the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pull"):
toke (a puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette)
Holonyms ("pull" is a part of...):
smoke; smoking (the act of smoking tobacco or other substances)
Meaning:
A sustained effort
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
it was a long pull but we made it
Hypernyms ("pull" is a kind of...):
effort; elbow grease; exertion; sweat; travail (use of physical or mental energy; hard work)
• PULL (verb)
Meaning:
Cause to move by pulling
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
draw; pull; force
Context examples:
draw a wagon / pull a sled
Hypernyms (to "pull" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pull"):
cart; drag; hale; haul (draw slowly or heavily)
attract; draw; draw in; pull; pull in (direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes)
jerk; yank (pull, or move with a sudden movement)
winch (pull or lift up with or as if with a winch)
pick off; pluck; pull off; tweak (pull or pull out sharply)
drag (pull, as against a resistance)
tug (pull or strain hard at)
pick; pluck; plunk (pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion)
stretch (pull in opposite directions)
abduct (pull away from the body)
adduct (draw a limb towards the body)
pull back (move to a rearward position; pull towards the back)
twitch (move or pull with a sudden motion)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Antonym:
push (move with force,)
Also:
pull along (pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance)
pull back (move to a rearward position; pull towards the back)
pull down (tear down so as to make flat with the ground)
pull in (direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes)
pull off (pull or pull out sharply)
pull out; pull up (remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense)
Meaning:
Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
attract; pull in; pull; draw in; draw
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "pull" is one way to...):
draw; force; pull (cause to move by pulling)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pull"):
bring (attract the attention of)
draw in; retract (pull inward or towards a center)
arrest; catch; get (attract and fix)
tug (pull hard)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Move into a certain direction
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
the car pulls to the right
Hypernyms (to "pull" is one way to...):
drive (move by being propelled by a force)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pull"):
cut in (drive in front of another vehicle leaving too little space for that vehicle to maneuver comfortably)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context examples:
Pull the rope / Pull the handle towards you / pull the string gently / pull the trigger of the gun / pull your knees towards your chin
Hypernyms (to "pull" is one way to...):
force (do forcibly; exert force)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pull"):
draw close (pull towards oneself)
draw back; pull back; retract (use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ))
pick at; pluck at; pull at (pluck or pull at with the fingers)
hike up; hitch up (pull up)
attract (exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away)
twist; wrench (twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
commit; perpetrate; pull
Context examples:
perpetrate a crime / pull a bank robbery
Hypernyms (to "pull" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pull"):
make (carry out or commit)
recommit (commit once again, as of a crime)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
pull out; draw; get out; pull; take out
Context examples:
draw a weapon / pull out a gun / The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
Hypernyms (to "pull" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pull"):
unsheathe (draw from a sheath or scabbard)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Steer into a certain direction
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context examples:
pull one's horse to a stand / Pull the car over
Hypernyms (to "pull" is one way to...):
drive (cause someone or something to move by driving)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Strain abnormally
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
overstretch; pull
Context examples:
I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up / The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition
Hypernyms (to "pull" is one way to...):
injure; wound (cause injuries or bodily harm to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
pull; draw
Context example:
A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter
Hypernyms (to "pull" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Operate when rowing a boat
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
pull the oars
Hypernyms (to "pull" is one way to...):
row (propel with oars)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Rein in to keep from winning a race
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
pull a horse
Hypernyms (to "pull" is one way to...):
rein; rein in (stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Tear or be torn violently
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
rend; rip; rive; pull
Context examples:
The curtain ripped from top to bottom / pull the cooked chicken into strips
Hypernyms (to "pull" is one way to...):
bust; rupture; snap; tear (separate or cause to separate abruptly)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
pull the ball
Hypernyms (to "pull" is one way to...):
hit (cause to move by striking)
Domain category:
baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Sentence frame:
It is ----ing
Meaning:
Strip of feathers
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
deplumate; deplume; displume; tear; pluck; pull
Context examples:
pull a chicken / pluck the capon
Hypernyms (to "pull" is one way to...):
strip (remove the surface from)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
extract; pull out; pull up; draw out; take out; pull
Context examples:
pull weeds / extract a bad tooth / take out a splinter / extract information from the telegram
Hypernyms (to "pull" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pull"):
squeeze out; wring out (extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing)
demodulate (extract information from a modulated carrier wave)
thread (remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
side; root; pull
Context examples:
We all rooted for the home team / I'm pulling for the underdog / Are you siding with the defender of the title?
Hypernyms (to "pull" is one way to...):
back; endorse; indorse; plump for; plunk for; support (be behind; approve of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Take away
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf
Hypernyms (to "pull" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
