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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 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  pulling
       n : the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward
           or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing
           harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back" [syn:
           pull]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pulling
     vb.
     (present participle of en pull nocat=1)
     n.
     The act by which something is pulled.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Pulling
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  pulling
     vb.
     (present participle of en pull nocat=1)
     n.
     The act by which something is pulled.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Pulling
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  pulling
     vb.
     (present participle of en pull nocat=1)
     n.
     The act by which something is pulled.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Pulling
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  pulling
     vb.
     (present participle of en pull nocat=1)
     n.
     The act by which something is pulled.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Pulling
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pulling
     Englanti n.
     vetäminen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pulling
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en pull ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb pull)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Pulling /pˈʊlɪŋ/
  السحب