Meaning of Pull | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).
   countable
2. An attractive force which causes motion towards the source.
   uncountable
3. An advantage over somebody; a means of influencing.
   figuratively, uncountable
4. The power to influence someone or something; sway, clout.
   figuratively, informal, uncountable
5. Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope.
   countable
6. A randomized selection from a given set.
   countable, figuratively
7. A high-quality or funny recommendation by the algorithm.
   Internet, countable, figuratively, uncountable
8. A player's use of a game's gacha mechanic to obtain a random reward.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable
9. Something in one's favour in a comparison or a contest; advantage.
   countable, dated, figuratively, slang, uncountable
10. Appeal or attraction.
    figuratively, uncountable
11. The act or process of sending out a request for data from a server by a client.
    Internet, countable, uncountable
12. A journey made by rowing.
    countable
13. A contest; a struggle.
    countable, dated, uncountable
14. An injury resulting from a forceful pull on a limb, etc.; strain; sprain.
    countable
15. Loss, misfortune, or violence suffered.
    countable, obsolete, poetic, uncountable
16. A drink, especially of an alcoholic beverage; a mouthful or swig of a drink.
    colloquial, countable
17. A type of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the on side; a pull shot.
    countable, uncountable
18. A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.
    countable, uncountable
19. A single impression from a handpress.
    countable, historical, uncountable
20. A proof sheet.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“He gave the hair a sharp pull⟳ and it came out.”

“She took several pulls on her cigarette.”

“I found myself suddenly awaked with a violent pull⟳ upon the ring⟳, which was fastened at the top of my box.”

“The spaceship came under the pull⟳ of the gas giant.”

“iron⟳ fillings drawn by the pull⟳ of a magnet”

“The hypnotist exerted a pull⟳ over his patients.”

“Tresham's up to his eyes in dock business and town business, a regular jobmonger, he has no use⟳ for anybody who hasn't a pull⟳.”

“I don't have⟳ a lot of pull⟳ within the company.”

“She wants to work⟳ in the villages, and she has a lot of pull⟳ with some ministers and there she is, like⟳ a political supervisor.”

“I have⟳ already put⟳ Matthew Williams off for a few days. He wants to see⟳ her too, but he doesn't have⟳ pull⟳ with the director.”

“If Netflix truly cared about those of us sequestered to our homes, with our shelves of beans and bad-news-addled brains, it would release⟳ either a new season of Queer Eye or another season of the similarly soothing Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat to help⟳ us bide our time. Alas, I have⟳ no pull⟳ at Netflix, and neither seems to be coming soon.”

“a zipper pull⟳”

“card pull⟳”

“mythical FYP pull⟳”

“In weights the favourite had the pull⟳.”

“the pull⟳ of a movie star”

“server pull⟳”

“pull⟳ technology”

“1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life Chapter V As Blunt had said, the burning ship lay⟳ a good twelve miles from the Malabar, and the pull⟳ was a long and a weary one. Once fairly away from the protecting sides of the vessel that had borne them thus far on their dismal journey, the adventurers seemed to have⟳ come⟳ into a new atmosphere.”

“a wrestling pull⟳”

“this wrastling pull⟳ betweene Corineus and Gogmagog, is reported to have⟳ befallen at Douer.”

“They used steroids to build⟳ strength but, more importantly, to recover⟳ from strains, pulls, dislocations.”

“Two pulls at once; / His lady banished, and a limb lopped off.”

“Heah, Sam Johnsing, jis' take⟳ a pull⟳ at dis bottle, an' it will make⟳ yo' feel⟳ better.”

“However, both gentlemen were clearly of one mind⟳ over the quality of the wine, for they each took a prolonged pull⟳, smacked their lips, and looked hard at each other, as though in silent communion over the excellence of the vintage.”

“Sutho took a pull⟳ at his Johnny Walker and Coke and laughed that trademark laugh⟳ of his and said: `Okay. I'll pay⟳ that all right.'”

“The pull⟳ is not a legitimate stroke, but bad cricket.”

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