Pull synonyms

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drag
(Slang) A street or road:
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haul
To pull with force; move by pulling or drawing; tug; drag
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yank
To pull with a quick, strong movement; jerk:
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jerk
(Physics, engineering) The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
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tend
(With to) To look after (e.g. an ill person.) [from the early 14th c.]
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like (related)
A person or thing regarded as the equal or counterpart of another or of the person or thing being discussed
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draw (related)
To bring about deliberately; provoke:
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tug
To move by pulling with great effort or exertion; drag:
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rend
To tear, pull, or rip with violence
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pluck
To pull; tug; snatch
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push (related)
A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
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tow
Tow is defined as to drag behind, often with a rope or chain.
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strain
To pull, draw, or stretch tight:
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repel (antonym)
To refuse to accept (a person); spurn
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extract
To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process. Compare abstract (transitive verb).
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tear
To become torn:
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lure
To attract by temptation etc.; to entice.
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draft
An amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow [also spelled draught]
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influence
An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.
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leverage
The definition of leverage is the action of a lever, or the power to influence people, events or things.
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sway
Influence or control:
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weight
A system of such measures, such as avoirdupois weight or troy weight.
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appeal
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.
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pull out
(Idiomatic) To maneuver a vehicle from the side of a road onto the lane.
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take out
To remove.
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twitch
The definition of a twitch is a quick and short movement.
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wrench
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.
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extraction
Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
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drawing
A picture, design, sketch, etc. thus made
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rending
The act by which something is rent, or torn.
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tearing
(Medicine) continuous shedding of tears; epiphora
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uprooting
A tearing up.
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weeding
Action of the verb to weed.
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paddle; snake
The act of pulling
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work
Something that has been produced or accomplished through the effort, activity, or agency of a person or thing:
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authority
Power assigned to another; authorization:
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lug
To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry.
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trail
To extend in an irregular line; straggle
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attract
To cause to draw near or adhere by physical force:
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stretch
To put to torture on the rack.
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pick
To remove extraneous matter from (the teeth, for example).
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uproot
To remove or force from home or native land
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slope
To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
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move toward
To incline
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strength (related)
A source of strength or support
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remove (related)
To be removable
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lean (related)
To bend or deviate from an upright position; stand at a slant; incline
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repulse (antonym)
To be repulsive, or disgusting, to
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deter (antonym)
To deter is defined as to keep someone from completing an action by giving them fear or doubt.
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enchantment
Enchantment is defined as a feeling of great delight or a feeling of being captivated, or under a spell.
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enticement
That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; an alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.
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fascination
The capability of eliciting intense interest or of being very attractive.
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glamour
(Uncountable) Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal)
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magnetism
Power to attract; personal charm or allure
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witchery
Witchcraft; sorcery
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put in (related)
To contribute.
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breath (related)
(Uncountable) The act or process of breathing.
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mouth (related)
The definition of a mouth is the opening of something, particularly the opening through which a person talks and eats.
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affect (related)
(Psychol.) An emotion or feeling attached to an idea, object, etc.
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pull-up
(Idiomatic) Drive close towards something, especially a curb.
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draw out
(Poker) To improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards.
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deplume
To strip of feathers or plumage.
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deplumate
strip of feathers
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displume
To deprive of feathers, plumes, awards.
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force
To gain by the use of force or coercion:
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pull in
(Literally) To pull something, so that comes inside.
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draw in
(Idiomatic, intransitive, of night/darkness) To approach.
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rip
To cut or tear apart roughly or vigorously
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rive
(Archaic except in past participle) To tear apart by force; to split; to cleave.
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get out
bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
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perpetrate
To be responsible for; commit:
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commit
To do; to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
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pluck out
To remove by pulling
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entice
To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
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magnetize
To make into a magnet; give magnetic properties to (steel, iron, etc.)
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traction
(Informal) Impetus or advancement, as toward a desired result:
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puff
A small quantity of vapor, smoke, etc. expelled at one time
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hit
A successful or popular venture:
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drink
An alcoholic beverage, such as a cocktail or highball.
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potation
(Often plural) The act of drinking.
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quaff
The act of quaffing, a deep draught.
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sip
The act of sipping.
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sup
(Dial.) sip
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swill
A mixture of liquid and solid food, such as table scraps, fed to animals, especially pigs; slop.
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swig
Warm beer flavoured with spices, lemon, etc.
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belt
A seat belt or safety belt.
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clout
The definition of clout means strong influence or a clout is a blow or a punch.
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allurement
Attractiveness; appeal, charisma. [from 16th c.]
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attraction
The act or capability of attracting.
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attractiveness
(Uncountable) The state of being attractive or engaging.
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call
A decision
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charisma
A special charm or allure that inspires fascination or devotion
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charm
A chanted word, phrase, or verse assumed to have magic power to help or hurt; incantation
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pulling
The act by which something is pulled.
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twist
An unexpected change in a process or a departure from a pattern, often producing a distortion or perversion:
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overstretch
To stretch (one's muscles or another body part) to the point of strain or injury.
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root-for
(Intransitive) To encourage a favored person, team, or result.
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row
A line of entries in a table, etc., going from left to right, as opposed to a column going from top to bottom
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take
To receive into a particular relation or association, as into one's care or keeping:
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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
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