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pulls |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pull 8 of 18 senses of pull Sense 1 pull draw, force => twitch => entrain, trail => pull back => adduct => abduct => stretch => pluck, plunk, pick => tug => drag => haul, hale, cart, drag => attract, pull pull in draw in => yank, jerk => winch => pluck, tweak, pull off pick off => hike up hitch up Sense 2 attract, pull pull in draw in => tug => catch, arrest, get => draw in retract Sense 3 pull => cut in Sense 4 pull => wrench, twist => attract => pick at pluck at pull at => retract, pull back draw back => draw close Sense 5 perpetrate, commit, pull => make => recommit Sense 6 draw, pull pull out get out take out => unsheathe Sense 12 attract, fetch, pull draw => bring Sense 16 extract, pull out pull pull up take out draw out => wring out squeeze out => demodulate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pull 8 of 18 senses of pull Sense 1 pull draw, force => twitch => skitter => entrain, trail => pull back => adduct => abduct => stretch => pull back draw => pluck, plunk, pick => twang => tug => drag => shlep, schlep, pull along => tow => trail => tug => trail, train => haul, hale, cart, drag => bowse, bouse => attract, pull pull in draw in => tug => catch, arrest, get => draw in retract => invaginate, introvert => intussuscept => yank, jerk => winch => pluck, tweak, pull off pick off => tweeze => hike up hitch up Sense 2 attract, pull pull in draw in => tug => catch, arrest, get => draw in retract => invaginate, introvert => intussuscept Sense 3 pull => cut in Sense 4 pull => wrench, twist => attract => pick at pluck at pull at => retract, pull back draw back => draw close Sense 5 perpetrate, commit, pull => make => recommit Sense 6 draw, pull pull out get out take out => unsheathe Sense 12 attract, fetch, pull draw => bring Sense 16 extract, pull out pull pull up take out draw out => wring out squeeze out => demodulate Entailment of verb pull Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb pull 18 senses of pull Sense 1 pull draw, force => move displace Also See-> pull down#1; pull off#1; pull up#4; pull out#3; pull along#1; pull in#1; pull back#3 Sense 2 attract, pull pull in draw in => pull draw, force Sense 3 pull => drive Sense 4 pull => force Sense 5 perpetrate, commit, pull => act move Sense 6 draw, pull pull out get out take out => remove, take take away withdraw Sense 7 pull => drive Sense 8 pull overstretch => injure, wound Sense 9 pull => move displace Sense 10 pull => row Sense 11 pull => rein, rein in Sense 12 attract, fetch, pull draw Sense 13 rend, rip, rive, pull => tear, rupture, snap, bust Sense 14 pull => hit Sense 15 pluck, pull tear, deplume, deplumate, displume => strip Sense 16 extract, pull out pull pull up take out draw out => remove, take take away withdraw Sense 17 side pull root => back endorse, plump for plunk for support Sense 18 pull => remove, take take away withdraw Familiarity of verb pull pull used as a verb is very familiar (polysemy count = 18) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb pull Sense 1 pull draw, force => move displace Sense 4 pull => force Sense 9 pull => move displace -------------- Sense 2 attract, pull pull in draw in => pull draw, force Sense 12 attract, fetch, pull draw -------------- Sense 3 pull => drive Sense 7 pull => drive -------------- Sense 6 draw, pull pull out get out take out => remove, take take away withdraw Sense 16 extract, pull out pull pull up take out draw out => remove, take take away withdraw Sense 18 pull => remove, take take away withdraw -------------- Sense 5 perpetrate, commit, pull => act move -------------- Sense 8 pull overstretch => injure, wound -------------- Sense 10 pull => row -------------- Sense 11 pull => rein, rein in -------------- Sense 13 rend, rip, rive, pull => tear, rupture, snap, bust -------------- Sense 14 pull => hit -------------- Sense 15 pluck, pull tear, deplume, deplumate, displume => strip -------------- Sense 17 side pull root => back endorse, plump for plunk for support -------------- Grep of noun pull bellpull cost-pull inflation demand-pull inflation leg-pull pull pull-in pull-off pull-through pull-up pull chain puller pullet pulley pulley-block pulling pulling out pullman pullman car pullman porter pullorum disease pullout pullover pullulation Overview of noun pull The noun pull has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (5) 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") 2. (2) pull -- (the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current") 3. (1) pull -- (special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull") 4. (1) pull -- (a device used for pulling something "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer") 5. wrench, twist, pull -- (a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull") 6. puff, drag, pull -- (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") 7. pull -- (a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it") Overview of verb pull The verb pull has 18 senses (first 8 from tagged texts) 1. (44) pull draw, force -- (cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled") 2. (8) attract, pull pull in draw in -- (direct toward itself or oneself; "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. (6) pull -- (move into a certain direction; of a car "The van pulled up") 4. (5) 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") 5. (2) perpetrate, commit, pull -- (perform an act usually with a negative connotation: "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery") 6. (2) 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") 7. (1) pull -- (steer into a certain direction; of a vehicle; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over") 8. (1) pull overstretch -- (strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition") 9. 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") 10. pull -- (operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars") 11. pull -- (rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse") 12. attract, fetch, pull draw -- (attract or elicit; "The school attracts students with artistic talents"; "His playing drew a crowd"; "The painting fetched more than a million at the auction"; "The star cast pulled many people to the box office") 13. rend, rip, rive, pull -- (tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips") 14. pull -- (baseball: hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball") 15. pluck, pull tear, deplume, deplumate, displume -- (strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon") 16. 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") 17. 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?") 18. pull -- (take away "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf") Overview of noun pull The noun pull has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (5) 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") 2. (2) pull -- (the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current") 3. (1) pull -- (special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull") 4. (1) pull -- (a device used for pulling something "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer") 5. wrench, twist, pull -- (a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull") 6. puff, drag, pull -- (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") 7. pull -- (a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it") Overview of verb pull The verb pull has 18 senses (first 8 from tagged texts) 1. (44) pull draw, force -- (cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled") 2. (8) attract, pull pull in draw in -- (direct toward itself or oneself; "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. (6) pull -- (move into a certain direction; of a car "The van pulled up") 4. (5) 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") 5. (2) perpetrate, commit, pull -- (perform an act usually with a negative connotation: "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery") 6. (2) 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") 7. (1) pull -- (steer into a certain direction; of a vehicle; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over") 8. (1) pull overstretch -- (strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition") 9. 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") 10. pull -- (operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars") 11. pull -- (rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse") 12. attract, fetch, pull draw -- (attract or elicit; "The school attracts students with artistic talents"; "His playing drew a crowd"; "The painting fetched more than a million at the auction"; "The star cast pulled many people to the box office") 13. rend, rip, rive, pull -- (tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips") 14. pull -- (baseball: hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball") 15. pluck, pull tear, deplume, deplumate, displume -- (strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon") 16. 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") 17. 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?") 18. pull -- (take away "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf")
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