pulls
noun
- An act of pulling (applying force)
"He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out."
- An attractive force which causes motion towards the source
"She took a pull on her cigarette."
- Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope
"a zipper pull"
- Something in one's favour in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing.
"In weights the favourite had the pull."
- Appeal or attraction (e.g. of a movie star)
- The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology
- A journey made by rowing
- A contest; a struggle.
"va wrestling pull}}"
- Loss or violence suffered.
- The act of drinking; a mouthful or swig of a drink.
"to take a pull at a mug of beer"
- A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side.
- A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.
- A single impression from a handpress.
verb
- To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
"When I give the signal, pull the rope."
- To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck.
"pull a finch"
- To attract or net; to pull in.
- To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.
"He's pulled that bird over there."
- To remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability.
"Each day, they pulled the old bread and set out fresh loaves."
- To retrieve or generate for use.
"I'll have to pull a part number for that."
- To do or perform.
"He regularly pulls 12-hour days, sometimes 14."
- (with 'a' and the name of a person, place, event, etc.) To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.
"He pulled an Elvis and got really fat."
- To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.
- To row.
- To achieve by rowing on a rowing machine.
"I pulled a personal best on the erg yesterday."
- To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
- To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).
- To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.
- To score a certain number of points in a sport.
"How many points did you pull today, Albert?"
- To hold back, and so prevent from winning.
"The favourite was pulled."
- To take or make (a proof or impression); so called because hand presses were worked by pulling a lever.
- To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)
- To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.
"Let's stop at Finnigan's. The barman pulls a good pint."
- (rail transportation, of a railroad car) To pull out from a yard or station; to leave.
- To pluck or pick (flowers, fruit etc.).
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