pulling

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    n.

  • the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; pull

    the pull up the hill had him breathing harder

    his strenuous pulling strained his back

    n.

  • the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; pulling

    the pull up the hill had him breathing harder

    his strenuous pulling strained his back

  • the force used in pulling

    the pull of the moon

    the pull of the current

  • special advantage or influence; clout

    the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull

  • a device used for pulling something

    he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer

  • a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; wrench, twist

    the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell

    he was sidelined with a hamstring pull

  • a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); puff, drag

    he took a puff on his pipe

    he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly

  • a sustained effort

    it was a long pull but we made it

    v.

  • cause to move by pulling; draw, force

    draw a wagon

    pull a sled

  • direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; attract, pull in, draw, draw in

    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

  • move into a certain direction

    the car pulls to the right

  • 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

  • perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; perpetrate, commit

    perpetrate a crime

    pull a bank robbery

  • bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; draw, pull out, get out, take out

    draw a weapon

    pull out a gun

    The mugger pulled a knife on his victim

  • steer into a certain direction

    pull one's horse to a stand

    Pull the car over

  • strain abnormally; overstretch

    I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up

    The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition

  • cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; draw

    A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter

  • operate when rowing a boat

    pull the oars

  • rein in to keep from winning a race

    pull a horse

  • tear or be torn violently; rend, rip, rive

    The curtain ripped from top to bottom

    pull the cooked chicken into strips

  • hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing

    pull the ball

  • strip of feathers; pluck, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume

    pull a chicken

    pluck the capon

  • remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; extract, pull out, pull up, take out, draw out

    pull weeds

    extract a bad tooth

    take out a splinter

    extract information from the telegram

  • take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; side, root

    We all rooted for the home team

    I'm pulling for the underdog

    Are you siding with the defender of the title?

  • take away

    pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf

Bloomberg Financial Glossary

Investors selling off positions after a stock or bond market has increased sharply or setting up hedging positions to guard against a negative turn of the market.

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

pulls|pulled|pulling
syn.: attract drag draw haul heave influence jerk lure strain stretch tow tug yank
ant.: push