To apply force to so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the source of the force.
To remove from a fixed position; extract: The dentist pulled the tooth.
To tug at; jerk or tweak.
To rip or tear; rend.
To stretch (taffy, for example) repeatedly.
To strain (a muscle, for example) injuriously.
Informal To attract; draw: a performer who pulls large crowds.
Slang To draw out (a weapon) in readiness for use: pull a gun; pulled a knife on me.
Informal To remove: pulled the engine; pulled the tainted meat product from the stores.
Sports To hit (a ball) so that it moves in the direction away from the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the left of a right-handed player.
Nautical To operate (an oar) in rowing.
Nautical To transport or propel by rowing.
Nautical To be rowed by: That boat pulls six oars.
To rein in (a horse) to keep it from winning a race.
Printing To produce (a print or an impression) from type.
To exert force in moving something toward the source of the force.
To drink or inhale deeply: pulled on the cold beer with gusto; pull on a cigarette.
Nautical To row a boat.
Informal To express or feel great sympathy or empathy: We're pulling for our new president.
The act or process of pulling.
Force exerted in pulling or required to overcome resistance in pulling.
A sustained effort: a long pull across the mountains.
Something, such as a knob on a drawer, that is used for pulling.
A deep inhalation or draft, as on a cigarette or of a beverage.
Slang A means of gaining special advantage; influence: The lobbyist has pull with the senator.