1. [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"
2. [n]  a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"
3. [n]  a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"
4. [n]  a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"
5. [n]  special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"
6. [n]  the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"
7. [n]  a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
8. [v]  strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
9. [v]  take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"
10. [v]  take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"
11. [v]  cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
12. [v]  draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
13. [v]  strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
14. [v]  baseball: hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"
15. [v]  direct toward itself or oneself; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
16. [v]  tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
17. [v]  apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your kneees towards your chin"
18. [v]  rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse"
19. [v]  operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"
20. [v]  bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
21. [v]  steer into a certain direction; of a vehicle; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"
22. [v]  move into a certain direction; of a car; "The van pulled up"
23. [v]  cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"
24. [v]  perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"

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1. \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.
   

2. \Pull\, v. i.
   To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or
   hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope.
   {To pull apart}, to become separated by pulling; as, a rope
      will pull apart.
   {To pull up}, to draw the reins; to stop; to halt.
   {To pull through}, to come successfully to the end of a
      difficult undertaking, a dangerous sickness, or the like.
   

3. \Pull\, n.
   1. The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to
      move something by drawing toward one.
            I awakened with a violent pull upon the ring which
            was fastened at the top of my box.    --Swift.
   2. A contest; a struggle; as, a wrestling pull. --Carew.
   3. A pluck; loss or violence suffered. [Poetic]
            Two pulls at once; His lady banished, and a limb
            lopped off.                           --Shak.
   4. A knob, handle, or lever, etc., by which anything is
      pulled; as, a drawer pull; a bell pull.
   5. The act of rowing; as, a pull on the river. [Colloq.]
   6. The act of drinking; as, to take a pull at the beer, or
      the mug. [Slang] --Dickens.
   7. Something in one's favor in a comparison or a contest; an
      advantage; means of influencing; as, in weights the
      favorite had the pull. [Slang]
   8. (Cricket) A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to
      the off side, or an off ball to the side.
            The pull is not a legitimate stroke, but bad
            cricket.                              --R. A.
                                                  Proctor.
   

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