pull in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   attract  pull  pull in  draw  draw in 
   
2. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
   "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
   perpetrate  commit  pull 
   
3. strip of feathers
   "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
   pluck  pull  tear  deplume  deplumate  displume 
   
4. cause to move by pulling
   "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
   pull  draw  force 
   
5. 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"
   draw  pull  pull out  get out  take out 
   
6. 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"
   pull  draw 
   
7. 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"
   extract  pull out  pull  pull up  take out  draw out 
   
8. strain abnormally
   "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
   pull  overstretch 
   
9. take away
   "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"
   pull 
   
10. 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  root for 
    
11. tear or be torn violently
    "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
    rend  rip  rive  pull 
    
12. hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
    "pull the ball"
    pull 
    
13. 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"
    pull 
    
14. steer into a certain direction
    "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"
    pull 
    
15. move into a certain direction
    "the car pulls to the right"
    pull 
    
16. operate when rowing a boat
    "pull the oars"
    pull 
    
17. rein in to keep from winning a race
    "pull a horse"
    pull 
    

1. special advantage or influence
   "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"
   pull  clout 
   
2. 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"
   puff  drag  pull 
   
3. 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"
   pull  pulling 
   
4. a sustained effort
   "it was a long pull but we made it"
   pull 
   
5. a device used for pulling something
   "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"
   pull 
   
6. the force used in pulling
   "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"
   pull 
   
7. a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
   "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
   wrench  twist  pull