Another word for pull
pull
n.
pull
v.
To exert force so as to move
draw, drag, tug, haul, tow, lug, trail, attract, lure, stretch, strain, wrench, yank, tear, rend; see also draw 1.
To remove by pulling
To incline
pull is the broad, general term of this list, meaning to exert force so as to cause to move toward or after the source of the force; draw suggests a smoother, more even motion than pullhe drew his sword from its scabbard; drag implies the slow pulling of something heavy, connoting great resistance in the thing pulled she dragged the desk across the floor; tug suggests strenuous, often intermittent effort in pulling but does not necessarily connote success in moving the object I tugged at the rope to no avail; haul implies sustained effort in transporting something heavy, often mechanically to haul furniture in a truck; tow implies pulling by means of a rope or cable to tow a stalled automobile
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Another word for pull
To exert force so as to move (something) toward the source of the force:
drag, draw, haul, tow, tug. See pushTo remove from a fixed position:
extract, pluck, tear1. See put in- (Informal)
To direct or impel to oneself by some quality or action:
allure, appeal, attract, draw, entice, lure, magnetize, take. See like
To move back in the face of enemy attack or after a defeat:
draw back, fall back, pull out, retire, retreat, withdraw. Idioms: beat a retreat, give ground (or way). See forward
To pull down or break up so that reconstruction is impossible:
demolish, destroy, dismantle, dynamite, knock down, level, pulverize, raze, tear down, wreck. (Aerospace) destruct. See help- (Informal)
To receive, as wages, for one's labor:
earn, gain, get, make, win. Idioms: earn (or make) a living, earn one's keep. See give, money
To come to a particular place:
arrive, check in, get in, reach, show up, turn up. (Slang) blow in. Idiom: make (or put in) an appearance. See startTo control, restrict, or arrest:
bit2, brake, bridle, check, constrain, curb, hold, hold back, hold down, hold in, inhibit, keep, keep back, rein (back, in, or up), restrain. See restraint
- (Informal)
To begin and carry through to completion:
do, execute, perform, prosecute. See do - (Informal)
To be responsible for or guilty of (an error or crime):
commit, perpetrate. See do, law
To put (an article of clothing) on one's person:
assume, don, get on, put on, slip into, slip on. See put onTo take into the mouth and swallow (a liquid):
drink, imbibe, quaff, sip, sup. (Informal) swig, toss down (or off). (Slang) belt. Idiom: wet one's whistle. See mouth
To move or proceed away from a place:
depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave1, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw. (Informal) cut out, push off, shove off. (Slang) blow1, split, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See approachTo move back in the face of enemy attack or after a defeat:
draw back, fall back, pull back, retire, retreat, withdraw. Idioms: beat a retreat, give ground (or way). See forward
The act of drawing or pulling a load:
draft, drag, draw, haul, traction. See pushAn inhalation, as of a cigar, pipe, or cigarette:
drag, draw, puff. (Slang) hit. See breathAn act of drinking or the amount swallowed:
draft, drink, potation, quaff, sip, sup, swill. (Informal) swig. (Slang) belt. See mouth- (Slang)
The power to produce an effect by indirect means:
influence, leverage, sway, weight. (Informal) clout. See affect - (Informal)
The power or quality of attracting:
allure, allurement, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, call, charisma, charm, draw, enchantment, enticement, fascination, glamour, lure, magnetism, witchery. See like
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"pull." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 06 May 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/PULL>.
APA Style
pull. (n.d.). Retrieved May 06th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/PULL
