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 |
nail pulling nail removal | a form of torture in which the fingernails or toenails are removed |
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 |
coitus interruptus withdrawal method withdrawal pulling out onanism | a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation |
hack jade nag plug | an old or over-worked horse |
bowler hat bowler derby hat derby plug hat | a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim |
circuit board circuit card board card plug-in add-in | a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities |
fireplug fire hydrant plug | an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire |
plug stopper stopple | blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly |
plug male plug | an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection |
plug fuse | a fuse with a thread that screws into a socket |
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 |
spark plug sparking plug plug | electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internalombustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark |
telephone plug phone plug | a plug for connecting a telephone |
wall socket wall plug electric outlet electrical outlet outlet electric receptacle | receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices |
pull clout | special advantage or influence, the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull |
ballyhoo hoopla hype plug | blatant or sensational promotion |
chew chaw cud quid plug wad | a wad of something chewable as tobacco |
tough guy plug-ugly | someone who bullies weaker people |
pull | the force used in pulling, the pull of the moon, the pull of the current |
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 |
plug | insert as a plug, She plugged a cork in the wine bottle |
plug | insert a plug into, plug the wall |
plug plug away | persist in working hard, Students must plug away at this problem |
pull b | take away, pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf |
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? |
plug | make a plug for, praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote |
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 |