Pull synonyms
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Part of speech:
(Slang) A street or road:
To pull with a quick, strong movement; jerk:
(Physics, engineering) The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
To pull with force; move by pulling or drawing; tug; drag
draw (related)
To bring about deliberately; provoke:
To tear, pull, or rip with violence
(With to) To look after (e.g. an ill person.) [from the early 14th c.]
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To move by pulling with great effort or exertion; drag:
To pull; tug; snatch
like (related)
A person or thing regarded as the equal or counterpart of another or of the person or thing being discussed
Tow is defined as to drag behind, often with a rope or chain.
To put to torture on the rack.
To pull, draw, or stretch tight:
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repel (antonym)
To refuse to accept (a person); spurn
To become torn:
The definition of leverage is the action of a lever, or the power to influence people, events or things.
Influence or control:
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The process to seek and obtain a review and reversal of an administrative decision by a court or by a higher authority within the administrative agency. See also certiorari, notice of appeal, trial (trial de novo), and writ of error.
The definition of a twitch is a quick and short movement.
Any of various hand or power tools, often having fixed or adjustable jaws, used for gripping, turning, or twisting objects such as nuts, bolts, or pipes, typically at an angle perpendicular to the object's axis.
A tearing up.
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paddle; snake
The act of pulling
Something that has been produced or accomplished through the effort, activity, or agency of a person or thing:
Power assigned to another; authorization:
To cause to draw near or adhere by physical force:
To remove extraneous matter from (the teeth, for example).
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To remove or force from home or native land
To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
put in (related)
To contribute.
mouth (related)
The definition of a mouth is the opening of something, particularly the opening through which a person talks and eats.
To stretch (one's muscles or another body part) to the point of strain or injury.
A system of such measures, such as avoirdupois weight or troy weight.
A picture, design, sketch, etc. thus made
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The act by which something is rent, or torn.
To extend in an irregular line; straggle
Enchantment is defined as a feeling of great delight or a feeling of being captivated, or under a spell.
That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; an alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.
The capability of eliciting intense interest or of being very attractive.
affect (related)
(Psychol.) An emotion or feeling attached to an idea, object, etc.
(Poker) To improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards.
strip of feathers
To gain by the use of force or coercion:
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To cut or tear apart roughly or vigorously
bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
To be responsible for; commit:
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pluck out
To remove by pulling
move toward
To incline
strength (related)
A source of strength or support
remove (related)
To be removable
lean (related)
To bend or deviate from an upright position; stand at a slant; incline
repulse (antonym)
To be repulsive, or disgusting, to
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To attract by temptation etc.; to entice.
To make into a magnet; give magnetic properties to (steel, iron, etc.)
(Informal) Impetus or advancement, as toward a desired result:
A small quantity of vapor, smoke, etc. expelled at one time
A successful or popular venture:
An alcoholic beverage, such as a cocktail or highball.
The act of sipping.
A mixture of liquid and solid food, such as table scraps, fed to animals, especially pigs; slop.
A seat belt or safety belt.
The definition of clout means strong influence or a clout is a blow or a punch.
Attractiveness; appeal, charisma. [from 16th c.]
The act or capability of attracting.
(Uncountable) The state of being attractive or engaging.
A decision
A special charm or allure that inspires fascination or devotion
A chanted word, phrase, or verse assumed to have magic power to help or hurt; incantation
Power to attract; personal charm or allure
Witchcraft; sorcery
The act by which something is pulled.
An unexpected change in a process or a departure from a pattern, often producing a distortion or perversion:
root-for
(Intransitive) To encourage a favored person, team, or result.
deter (antonym)
To deter is defined as to keep someone from completing an action by giving them fear or doubt.
To receive into a particular relation or association, as into one's care or keeping:
throw (related)
squeeze (related)
turn (related)
bounce (related)
shove (related)
blow (related)
snap (related)
stagger (related)
jump (related)
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knock (related)
Synonym Study
- Tow implies pulling by means of a rope or cable to tow a stalled automobile
- Haul implies sustained effort in transporting something heavy, often mechanically to haul furniture in a truck
- 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
- Drag implies the slow pulling of something heavy, connoting great resistance in the thing pulled she dragged the desk across the floor
- Draw suggests a smoother, more even motion than pull he drew his sword from its scabbard
- 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
Find another word for pull. In this page you can discover 111 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for pull, like: drag, yank, jerk, haul, draw, rend, tend, tug, pluck, like and tow.