Pull

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) a sustained effort; 'it was a long pull but we made it'.

(noun.) a device used for pulling something; 'he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer'.

(noun.) special advantage or influence; 'the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull'.

(noun.) the force used in pulling; 'the pull of the moon'; 'the pull of the current'.

(verb.) strain abnormally; 'I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up'; 'The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition'.

(verb.) hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; 'pull the ball'.

(verb.) cause to move by pulling; 'draw a wagon'; 'pull a sled'.

(verb.) 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 knees towards your chin'.

(verb.) rein in to keep from winning a race; 'pull a horse'.

(verb.) operate when rowing a boat; 'pull the oars'.

(verb.) steer into a certain direction; 'pull one's horse to a stand'; 'Pull the car over'.

(verb.) move into a certain direction; 'the car pulls to the right'.

(verb.) take away; 'pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf'.

(verb.) 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'.

(verb.) 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?'.

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• De Guiche, I will not suffer you to kiss and pull my daughters about in this way. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Finally I put a rope to my trunk, which was about the size of a carpenter's chest, and started to pull this from the baggage-car to the passenger-car. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• This shutter was wound up by a spring operated by a pull cord. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Well, I won't, but I hate to see things going all crisscross and getting snarled up, when a pull here and a snip there would straighten it out. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• In that case the steady pull on the balance will be one half the weight of the roller; or a force of 6 pounds will suffice to raise the 12-pound roller. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• As Mr. Muzzle uttered these words, he took a step or two towards the door; and, by way of saving time, began to pull off his coat as he walked along. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• It's some time since I was articled, but the payment of that hundred pounds was a great pull. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• The boy gathers up his change and has pulled the door open by a leather strap nailed to it for the purpose, when Venus cries out: 'Stop him! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• I had never heard of the institution, and my face must have proclaimed as much, for Sherlock Holmes pulled out his watch. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• The horse was snatching grass, swinging his head sideways as he pulled, annoyed by the man and his talking. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• I pulled close up to the shore and lay quiet. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• She looked at him as he stood waiting, his black coat buttoned to the chin, his cap pulled down, his boots in his hand. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Perdita's questions had ceased; she leaned on my arm, panting with emotions too acute for tears--our men pulled alongside the other boat. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• The papers were then brought home again, and the boys amused themselves to their hearts' content until the line was pulled down by a stray cow wandering through the orchard. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Keep it lightly firm but not pulling until thou pullest. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• A party that tried to answer every conflicting interest would stand still because people were pulling in so many different directions. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Such an arrangement of wire is known as a helix or solenoid, and is capable of lifting or pulling larger and more numerous filings and even good-sized pieces of iron, such as tacks. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• I thank you, said the young man, rising and pulling on his overcoat. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• This consisted of mechanical means for throwing the shuttle across the web by a sudden jerk of a bar--one at each side--operated by pulling a cord. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Three were the oval Mill bomb type, serrated, heavy iron with a spring level held down in position by a cotter pin with pulling rig attached. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Now, Priest, said, the Knight, pulling off his gauntlet, if I had vantage on my head, I will have none on my hand--stand fast as a true man. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• By this means a large sheet of paper can be printed off by a single pull, and with more impression and greater sharpness than by two pulls with a wooden press. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• But in such striking-out he tangles his arms, pulls strong on the slip-knot, and it runs home. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Presently he pulls up, all of a sudden, and hollers out, “Where is the sinner; where is the mis'rable sinner? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Mr. Snagsby pulls off his sleeves and his grey coat, pulls on his black coat, takes his hat from its peg. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• He pulls stroke in the Boniface boat. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Mr. Tulkinghorn steps forward from his window and pulls the bell. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• My father pulls up, and thinks a bit--“No,” says he, “damme, I'm too old, b'sides, I'm a many sizes too large,” says he. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.

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