pull
     n 1: 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" [syn:
           {pulling}]
     2: the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull
        of the current"
     3: special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a
        lot of pull" [syn: {clout}]
     4: a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull
        and opened the drawer"
     5: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his
        knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a
        hamstring pull" [syn: {wrench}, {twist}]
     6: 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" [syn: {puff}, {drag}]
     7: a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"
     v 1: cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon";
          "pull a sled" [syn: {draw}, {force}] [ant: {push}]
     2: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some
        psychological power or physical attributes; "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" [syn: {attract}, {pull in}, {draw}, {draw
        in}] [ant: {repel}]
     3: move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right"
     4: 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: perform an act, usually with a negative connotation;
        "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" [syn: {perpetrate},
         {commit}]
     6: 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" [syn: {draw}, {pull out}, {get
        out}, {take out}]
     7: steer into a certain direction; "pull one's horse to a
        stand"; "Pull the car over"
     8: strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I
        jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the
        competition" [syn: {overstretch}]
     9: 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: operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"
     11: rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse"
     12: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to
         bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: {rend},
          {rip}, {rive}]
     13: hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying
         through the swing; "pull the ball"
     14: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn:
          {pluck}, {tear}, {deplume}, {deplumate}, {displume}]
     15: 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" [syn: {extract}, {pull out}, {pull up}, {take
         out}, {draw out}]
     16: 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?" [syn: {side}, {root}]
     17: take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket
         shelf"
Source: WordNet® 2.0