DICTOMETER

PULLING

1. Synonyms:
   • Pull
   • Pulling
   Definitions:
   • the act of pulling
   • applying force to move something toward or with you
   Examples:
   • The pull up the hill had him breathing harder
   • His strenuous pulling strained his back
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Pull
   • Draw
   • Force
   Definitions:
   • cause to move by pulling
   Examples:
   • Draw a wagon
   • Pull a sled
   Antonyms:
   push, force
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Attract
   • Pull
   • Pull in
   • Draw
   • Draw in
   Definitions:
   • direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
   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
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Pull
   Definitions:
   • move into a certain direction
   Examples:
   • The car pulls to the right
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Pull
   Definitions:
   • apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
   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
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Perpetrate
   • Commit
   • Pull
   Definitions:
   • perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
   Examples:
   • Perpetrate a crime
   • Pull a bank robbery
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Draw
   • Pull
   • Pull out
   • Get out
   • Take out
   Definitions:
   • bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
   Examples:
   • Draw a weapon
   • Pull out a gun
   • The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Pull
   Definitions:
   • steer into a certain direction
   Examples:
   • Pull one's horse to a stand
   • Pull the car over
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Pull
   • Overstretch
   Definitions:
   • strain abnormally
   Examples:
   • I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up
   • The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Pull
   • Draw
   Definitions:
   • cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
   Examples:
   • A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Pull
    Definitions:
    • operate when rowing a boat
    Examples:
    • Pull the oars
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Pull
    Definitions:
    • rein in to keep from winning a race
    Examples:
    • Pull a horse
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Rend
    • Rip
    • Rive
    • Pull
    Definitions:
    • tear or be torn violently
    Examples:
    • The curtain ripped from top to bottom
    • Pull the cooked chicken into strips
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Pull
    Definitions:
    • hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
    Examples:
    • Pull the ball
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Pluck
    • Pull
    • Tear
    • Deplume
    • Deplumate
    • Displume
    Definitions:
    • strip of feathers
    Examples:
    • Pull a chicken
    • Pluck the capon
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Extract
    • Pull out
    • Pull
    • Pull up
    • Take out
    • Draw out
    Definitions:
    • remove, usually with some force or effort
    • also used in an abstract sense
    Examples:
    • Pull weeds
    • Extract a bad tooth
    • Take out a splinter
    • Extract information from the telegram
    
    
16. Synonyms:
    • Pull
    • Root for
    Definitions:
    • take sides with
    • align oneself with
    • show strong sympathy for
    Examples:
    • We all rooted for the home team
    • I'm pulling for the underdog
    • Are you siding with the defender of the title?
    
    
17. Synonyms:
    • Pull
    Definitions:
    • take away
    Examples:
    • Pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf