Exact Match:
- pull
- 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"
- a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"
- a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"
- special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"
- the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"
- strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
- take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"
- hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"
- cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
- 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 knees towards your chin"
- rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse"
- operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"
- steer into a certain direction; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"
- move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right"
- 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"
Synonyms:
- abandon,
- accomplish,
- adduct,
- adduction,
- affinity,
- allure,
- allurement,
- amperage,
- appeal,
- apprehend,
- armipotence,
- arrest,
- arrive,
- assume,
- attack,
- attract,
- attractance,
- attraction,
- attractiveness,
- attractivity,
- authority,
- avulse,
- back away,
- back off,
- back out,
- backstairs influence,
- be magnetic,
- be paid,
- beat a retreat,
- beat it,
- beef,
- bend,
- beverage,
- bias,
- bib,
- black power,
- blue,
- blueprint,
- boost,
- booze,
- bridle,
- bring off,
- bring out,
- brute force,
- buck up,
- bumper,
- bust,
- call,
- campaign for,
- capillarity,
- capillary attraction,
- captivate,
- capture,
- carry out,
- catch,
- catch a crab,
- centripetal force,
- chaff,
- chain-smoke,
- charge,
- charisma,
- chaw,
- check,
- chew,
- clout,
- cogence,
- cogency,
- cold-type proof,
- collar,
- color proof,
- come,
- come up to,
- complete,
- compulsion,
- computer proof,
- connections,
- constrain,
- contain,
- continue,
- control,
- cool,
- cool off,
- criticize,
- crook,
- cull,
- curb,
- curtail,
- curve,
- cut a crab,
- cut out,
- debase,
- decelerate,
- deflect,
- degrade,
- demolish,
- depart,
- deracinate,
- destroy,
- detach,
- devastate,
- deviate,
- diffract,
- diffuse,
- dig out,
- dig up,
- diminish,
- dint,
- discredit,
- disentangle,
- disgrace,
- dishonor,
- disperse,
- distort,
- diverge,
- divert,
- do,
- dogleg,
- dompt,
- draft,
- drag,
- drag out,
- draggle,
- drain the cup,
- dram,
- draw,
- draw back,
- draw in,
- draw out,
- draw towards,
- draw up,
- drawing,
- drawing power,
- drayage,
- dredge,
- dredge up,
- drench,
- drink,
- drink in,
- drink off,
- drink to,
- drink up,
- drive,
- drop,
- duress,
- earn,
- effect,
- effectiveness,
- effectuality,
- elongate,
- encourage,
- energy,
- engrave,
- enjoin,
- entice,
- eradicate,
- evacuate,
- evolve,
- evulse,
- excavate,
- excise,
- exsect,
- extend,
- extract,
- extraction,
- extricate,
- fall back,
- fascinate,
- favor,
- feather,
- feather an oar,
- flay,
- flee,
- flower power,
- force,
- force majeure,
- forcefulness,
- foundry proof,
- full blast,
- full force,
- gain,
- galley,
- galley proof,
- gargle,
- get,
- get better,
- get out,
- give up,
- give way,
- go,
- go and do,
- gouge out,
- govern,
- gravitation,
- gravity,
- grub up,
- guard,
- gulp,
- guzzle,
- hairpin,
- hale,
- halt,
- haul,
- haulage,
- hauling,
- have,
- have an attraction,
- have on,
- heave,
- heaving,
- hectograph,
- hinder,
- hold,
- hold at bay,
- hold back,
- hold fast,
- hold in,
- hold in leash,
- hold up,
- hoodwink,
- hope for,
- humiliate,
- imbibe,
- impel,
- impress,
- imprint,
- improve,
- in,
- influence,
- inhalation,
- inhale,
- inhale snuff,
- inhibit,
- inside track,
- interest,
- issue,
- jerk,
- jigger,
- jolt,
- jump,
- keep,
- keep back,
- keep from,
- keep in,
- keep in check,
- keep under control,
- knock,
- land,
- lap,
- lay under restraint,
- leave,
- lengthen,
- lengthen out,
- let out,
- level,
- leverage,
- libation,
- live,
- lower,
- lug,
- lure,
- magnet,
- magnetism,
- magnetize,
- main force,
- main strength,
- make fun of,
- mana,
- manage,
- might,
- might and main,
- mightiness,
- mimeograph,
- mine,
- moxie,
- multigraph,
- muscle,
- muscle power,
- mutual attraction,
- nab,
- nail,
- nick,
- nip,
- oar,
- obtain,
- outpace,
- outrun,
- overexert,
- overexertion,
- overextend,
- overextension,
- overprint,
- overstrain,
- overstress,
- overtax,
- overtaxing,
- pace,
- paddle,
- page proof,
- pan,
- peg,
- perform,
- perpetrate,
- persuasion,
- pick out,
- pick up,
- pinch,
- pizzazz,
- plate proof,
- pledge,
- pluck,
- pluck out,
- pluck up,
- ply the oar,
- poke fun at,
- poop,
- portion,
- potation,
- potence,
- potency,
- potentiality,
- potion,
- power,
- power pack,
- power structure,
- power struggle,
- powerfulness,
- prepotency,
- press,
- press proof,
- prestige,
- print,
- procure,
- produce,
- productiveness,
- productivity,
- progressive proof,
- prohibit,
- prolong,
- prolongate,
- proof,
- proof sheet,
- protract,
- prove,
- publish,
- puff,
- puissance,
- pull a proof,
- pull apart,
- pull away,
- pull back,
- pull down,
- pull for,
- pull in,
- pull off,
- pull out,
- pull strings,
- pull through,
- pull to pieces,
- pull towards,
- pull up,
- pulling,
- pulling power,
- punch,
- punt,
- push,
- put down,
- put on,
- put out,
- put to bed,
- put to press,
- quaff,
- quarry,
- quit,
- rack,
- rag,
- rake out,
- rally,
- raze,
- reach,
- recede,
- receive,
- recoil,
- recover,
- recuperate,
- reduce,
- refract,
- rein,
- rein in,
- reissue,
- relinquish,
- remove,
- rend,
- reprint,
- repro proof,
- restrain,
- retard,
- retreat,
- retrench,
- revise,
- rib,
- ridicule,
- rip off,
- rip out,
- root for,
- root out,
- root up,
- round,
- round of drinks,
- row,
- row away,
- row dry,
- run,
- run down,
- run off,
- scatter,
- scull,
- secure,
- seduction,
- seductiveness,
- select,
- separate,
- set back,
- ship oars,
- shoot,
- shot,
- shove,
- shy,
- sinew,
- sip,
- skew,
- sky an oar,
- slam,
- slate,
- slip,
- slow down,
- slurp,
- smoke,
- snake,
- snifter,
- snort,
- snub,
- special favor,
- spin out,
- spot,
- stamp,
- start,
- steam,
- stone proof,
- stop,
- strain,
- strain every nerve,
- straining,
- straiten,
- strength,
- stress,
- stress and strain,
- stressfulness,
- stretch,
- stretch out,
- strike,
- string out,
- strong arm,
- succeed,
- suck,
- suck in,
- suckle,
- suction,
- sup,
- superiority,
- superpower,
- support,
- survive,
- sweat blood,
- swig,
- swill,
- sympathy,
- take flight,
- take in tow,
- take into custody,
- take off,
- take on,
- take out,
- take snuff,
- tauten,
- tax,
- taxing,
- tear,
- tear off,
- tear out,
- tease,
- tense,
- tension,
- tighten,
- tipple,
- toast,
- toss down,
- toss off,
- tot,
- tow,
- towage,
- towing,
- traction,
- tractive power,
- trail,
- train,
- trawl,
- trial impression,
- troll,
- tug,
- tug-of-war,
- tugging,
- turn,
- turn tail,
- twist,
- twit,
- unearth,
- unravel,
- uproot,
- validity,
- vandyke,
- vehemence,
- vigor,
- vim,
- virility,
- virtue,
- virulence,
- vitality,
- warp,
- wash down,
- wattage,
- weed out,
- weight,
- wet,
- win,
- wire-pulling,
- withdraw,
- withhold,
- wreck,
- wrench,
- wrest out,
- yank,
- zigzag