| adduct |
to move or pull (a body part such as a muscle) toward the main axis. (Cf. abduct.) |
| beach |
to pull or drive (a boat or other object) from the water onto the beach or shore. [1/2 definitions] |
| beard |
to pull the beard of. [1/4 definitions] |
| black hole |
a hypothetical region or body in space, possibly the remnants of a collapsed star, with such a strong gravitational pull that neither light nor matter can escape. |
| breaststroke |
a swimming stroke in which the body is prone with the face down, the arms simultaneously pull down and back, and the legs do a frog kick in alternation with the arm movement. |
| buttonhook |
a small, usu. metal hook used to pull buttons through their holes, esp. on shoes and gloves. |
| centrifugal force |
a force that tends to pull a particle or body outward, away from the axis around which it rotates. (Cf. centripetal force.) |
| centripetal force |
a force that tends to pull a particle or body toward the axis around which it rotates. (Cf. centrifugal force.) |
| chin |
in gymnastics, to pull (oneself) upward from a dangling position while grasping a horizontal bar until the chin is level with the bar. [1/3 definitions] |
| claw |
to scratch, tear, dig, or pull with or as if with claws. [2/6 definitions] |
| clevis |
a U-shaped piece of metal attached to a rod or chain, with a hole for a pin or bolt, and used to attach one object to another in order to pull it. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make narrower or smaller; tighten. [1/3 definitions] |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| drag |
to pull along with force (often partly on the ground); haul. [1/13 definitions] |
| entrain2 |
to cause to move along after; pull along. [1/3 definitions] |
| eradicate |
to pull up (a plant or the like) with the roots; uproot. [1/2 definitions] |
| fish |
to pull or draw out, esp. without looking or being able to see (often fol. by "up" or "out") [1/7 definitions] |
| gaff |
to hook or pull in (a fish) using a gaff. [1/6 definitions] |
| gather |
to draw and pull a thread through (cloth) so as to make many small folds or puckers. [1/12 definitions] |
| geotaxis |
the movement of a freely moving organism toward or against gravitational pull. |
| harness race |
a horse race in which the horses, either trotters or pacers, pull a sulky and driver. |