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pull
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- pronunciation:
- pUl
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- phrases:
- pull through
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
pulls, pulling, pulled |
| definition 1: |
to take hold of (something) and use force to bring it nearer to oneself.
She pulled the door shut.
- synonyms:
- drag, draw, haul, tug
- antonyms:
- push
- similar words:
- hoist, lug, strain
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| definition 2: |
to draw after oneself or itself by attaching and moving forward.
The tow truck pulled the car.
- synonyms:
- draw, tow
- antonyms:
- push
- similar words:
- bear, carry, transport
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| definition 3: |
to remove with force from a fixed position.
The carpenter pulled the nail from the board.- synonyms:
- extract, pick, pluck, yank
- similar words:
- tear, wrench, wrest
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| definition 4: |
to tear in a specific way.
She pulled the cooked chicken apart to make chicken salad.- synonyms:
- rip, tear, yank
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| definition 5: |
to hurt by stretching.
The skater pulled a thigh muscle.- similar words:
- sprain, strain, twist, wrench
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| definition 6: |
to move.
The car pulled into the driveway.- synonyms:
- draw, move
- similar words:
- advance, drive, proceed, progress
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| related words: |
drag, draw, extract, jerk, pick, pluck, row, strain, stretch, tow, trail, twitch, whip, yank |
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| phrase: |
pull through |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or process of pulling.
The dog barked when the baby gave a pull on its ear.- synonyms:
- haul, tug
- antonyms:
- push
- similar words:
- hoist, jerk, pluck, rip, tear, tow, yank
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| definition 2: |
the force used in pulling or working against pulling.
She couldn't fight the pull of the waves.- synonyms:
- influence, pressure, stress
- similar words:
- force, gravity, intensity, might, power, strength, tow
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| related words: |
hitch, magnetism, nibble, tension, wrench |
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