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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Pull \Pull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pulled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pulling.] [AS. pullian; cf. LG. pulen, and Gael. peall,
piol, spiol.]
1. To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.
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Ne'er pull your hat upon your brows. --Shak.
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He put forth his hand . . . and pulled her in.
--Gen. viii.
9.
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2. To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
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He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in
pieces; he hath made me desolate. --Lam. iii.
11.
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3. To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one; to
pluck; as, to pull fruit; to pull flax; to pull a finch.
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4. To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one;
as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar.
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5. (Horse Racing) To hold back, and so prevent from winning;
as, the favorite was pulled.
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6. (Print.) To take or make, as a proof or impression; --
hand presses being worked by pulling a lever.
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7. (Cricket) To strike the ball in a particular manner. See
Pull, n., 8.
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Never pull a straight fast ball to leg. --R. H.
Lyttelton.
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To pull and haul, to draw hither and thither. `` Both are
equally pulled and hauled to do that which they are unable
to do. '' --South.
To pull down, to demolish; to destroy; to degrade; as, to
pull down a house. `` In political affairs, as well as
mechanical, it is easier to pull down than build up.''
--Howell. `` To raise the wretched, and pull down the
proud.'' --Roscommon.
To pull a finch. See under Finch.
To pull off, take or draw off.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Pulled \Pulled\, a.
Plucked; pilled; moulting. `` A pulled hen.'' --Chaucer.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Pull \Pull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pulled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pulling.] [AS. pullian; cf. LG. pulen, and Gael. peall,
piol, spiol.]
1. To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.
Ne'er pull your hat upon your brows. --Shak.
He put forth his hand . . . and pulled her in.
--Gen. viii.
9.
2. To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in
pieces; he hath made me desolate. --Lam. iii.
11.
3. To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one; to
pluck; as, to pull fruit; to pull flax; to pull a finch.
4. To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one;
as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar.
5. (Horse Racing) To hold back, and so prevent from winning;
as, the favorite was pulled.
6. (Print.) To take or make, as a proof or impression; --
hand presses being worked by pulling a lever.
7. (Cricket) To strike the ball in a particular manner. See
Pull, n., 8.
Never pull a straight fast ball to leg. --R. H.
Lyttelton.
To pull and haul, to draw hither and thither. `` Both are
equally pulled and hauled to do that which they are unable
to do. '' --South.
To pull down, to demolish; to destroy; to degrade; as, to
pull down a house. `` In political affairs, as well as
mechanical, it is easier to pull down than build up.''
--Howell. `` To raise the wretched, and pull down the
proud.'' --Roscommon.
To pull a finch. See under Finch.
To pull off, take or draw off.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Pulled \Pulled\, a.
Plucked; pilled; moulting. `` A pulled hen.'' --Chaucer.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
pulled
adj : drawn toward the source of the force; "this exercise must be
done with the arms pulled back"
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
pulled
a.
Of cooked meat, prepared by being torn into fine pieces.
vb.
(infl of en pull ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
pulled
a.
Of cooked meat, prepared by being torn into fine pieces.
vb.
(infl of en pull ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
pulled
a.
Of cooked meat, prepared by being torn into fine pieces.
vb.
(infl of en pull ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
pulled
a.
Of cooked meat, prepared by being torn into fine pieces.
vb.
(infl of en pull ed-form)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
pulled
Engelska a.
(avledning en pull ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb pull)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Pulled /pˈʊld/ منزوعFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
pulled /pˈʊld/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]natažený
pulled /pˈʊld/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]vytažený
pulled /pˈʊld/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]tažený
pulled /pˈʊld/ Mädchen angemacht, gebaggert, angebaggert see: pull, pullingFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
pulled /pˈʊld/
gezogen, gerissen, gezerrt, geschleift
"I/he/she pulled" - ich/er/sie zog
"he/she has/had pulled" - er/sie hat/hatte gezogen
see: pull, pulling
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]pulled /pˈʊld/ gezupft see: pull, pullingFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈpʊɫd/