pull pulling | 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 |
acrobatics aerobatics stunting stunt flying | the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft |
acrobatics tumbling | the gymnastic moves of an acrobat |
leg-pull leg-pulling | as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true |
pull | a sustained effort, it was a long pull but we made it |
pull-up chin-up | an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar |
puff drag pull | 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 |
chin rest | a rest on which a violinist can place the chin |
chin strap | a strap attached to a hat, passes under the chin and holds the hat in place |
pull | a device used for pulling something, he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer |
pull chain | a chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet) |
pull-in pull-up | a roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers |
pull-off rest area rest stop layby lay-by | designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily |
pull-through | cleaning implement consisting of an oily rag attached by a cord to a weight, is pulled through the barrel of a rifle or handgun to clean it |
pull clout | special advantage or influence, the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull |
chin mentum | the protruding part of the lower jaw |
double chin buccula | a fold of fatty tissue under the chin |
food food for thought intellectual nourishment | anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking |
Kuki Chin Kuki-Chin | Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India |
d chitchat chithat chit chat small talk gab gabfest gossip tittle-tattle chin wag chin-wag chin wagging chin-wagging causerie b | light informal conversation for social occasions |
prate prattle idle talk blether chin music | idle or foolish and irrelevant talk |
intellectual intellect | a person who uses the mind creatively |
philistine anti-intellectual lowbrow | a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits |
pull | the force used in pulling, the pull of the moon, the pull of the current |
intellectual property | intangible property that is the result of creativity (such as patents or trademarks or copyrights) |
cost-pull inflation | inflation caused by an increase in the costs of production |
demand-pull inflation | inflation caused by an increase in demand or in the supply of money |
wrench twist pull | a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments, the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell, he was sidelined with a hamstring pull |
grimace make a face pull a face | contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state, He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do |
pull overstretch | strain abnormally, I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up, The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition |
pull b | take away, pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf |
take it on the chin | undergo failure or defeat |
retreat pull back back out back away crawfish crawfish out pull in one's horns withdraw | make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity, We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him, He backed out of his earlier promise, The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns |
bamboozle snow hoodwink pull the wool over someone's eyes lead by the nose play false | conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end, He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well |
pull the leg of kid | tell false information to for fun, Are you pulling my leg? |
gain advance win pull ahead make headway get ahead gain ground | obtain advantages, such as points, etc., The home team was gaining ground, After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference |
pull d root for | 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? |
pull out all the stops | use all resources available, The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting |
down knock down cut down push down pull down | cause to come or go down, The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect, The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet |
pull back draw | stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow), The archers were drawing their bows |
extract pull out pull a pull up take out draw out | remove, 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 |
gather garner collect pull together | assemble or get together, gather some stones, pull your thoughts together |
pluck pull tear deplume deplumate displume | strip of feathers, pull a chicken, pluck the capon |
collect pull in | get or bring together, accumulate evidence |
pull | hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing, pull the ball |
pull draw force | cause to move by pulling, draw a wagon, pull a sled |
pull back | move to a rearward position, pull towards the back, Pull back your arms! |
shlep schlep pull along | pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance, Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?, She pulled along a large trunk |
attract pull pull in draw draw in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes, 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 |
rend rip rive pull | tear or be torn violently, The curtain ripped from top to bottom, pull the cooked chicken into strips |