Hard+pull

  • 21pull — pull1 W1S1 [pul] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move something towards you)¦ 2¦(remove)¦ 3¦(make something follow you)¦ 4¦(take something out)¦ 5¦(clothing)¦ 6¦(move your body)¦ 7¦(muscle)¦ 8 pull strings 9 pull the/somebody s strings …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22pull — pull1 [ pul ] verb *** ▸ 1 move someone/something toward you ▸ 2 remove something attached ▸ 3 move body with force ▸ 4 injure muscle ▸ 5 take gun/knife out ▸ 6 move window cover ▸ 7 make someone want to do something ▸ 8 get votes ▸ 9 suck smoke… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23pull — I n. force 1) gravitational pull influence (colloq.) 2) to use one s pull 3) the pull to + inf. (she had enough pull to avoid paying the fine) II v. 1) to pull hard 2)(AE; colloq.) (d; intr.) to pull for ( to support ) (we were pulling for the… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 24pull — [[t]p ʊl[/t]] ♦♦ pulls, pulling, pulled 1) VERB When you pull something, you hold it firmly and use force in order to move it towards you or away from its previous position. [V n with adv] They have pulled out patients teeth unnecessarily... [V n …

    English dictionary

  • 25pull — I UK [pʊl] / US verb Word forms pull : present tense I/you/we/they pull he/she/it pulls present participle pulling past tense pulled past participle pulled *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to move someone or something towards you using your hands …

    English dictionary

  • 26pull — pullable, adj. puller, n. /pool/, v.t. 1. to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill. 2. to draw or tug at with force. 3. to rend or tear: to pull a cloth to pieces …

    Universalium

  • 27pull — Used in the context of general equities. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary See: cancel. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * pull pull [pʊl] verb pull in phrasal verb [transitive] 1. pull something → in informal to earn a large amount of money …

    Financial and business terms

  • 28pull*/*/*/ — [pʊl] verb I 1) [I/T] to move someone or something towards you using your hands Ant: push The little girl pulled gently at my sleeve.[/ex] I climbed into bed and pulled the duvet over my head.[/ex] A lifeguard had to pull her out of the… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 29pull — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pullian; akin to Middle Low German pulen to shell, cull Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to exert force upon so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the force b. to stretch… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 30pull — [[t]pʊl[/t]] v. t. 1) to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position 2) to draw or tug at with force 3) to rend; tear: to pull a cloth to pieces[/ex] 4) to draw or pluck away from a place of… …

    From formal English to slang