pull | (noun) the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you | Synonyms: pulling |
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(noun) a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) | Synonyms: drag, puff |
(noun) a sustained effort | - |
(noun) a device used for pulling something | - |
(noun) special advantage or influence | Synonyms: clout |
(noun) the force used in pulling | - |
(noun) a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments | Synonyms: twist, wrench |
pullback | (noun) (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops) | - |
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(noun) a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back | Synonyms: tieback |
puller | (noun) someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something | Synonyms: dragger, tugger |
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(noun) someone who applies force so as to cause motion toward herself or himself | - |
pullet | (noun) young hen usually less than a year old | - |
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(noun) flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying | Synonyms: frier, fryer |
pulley | (noun) a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope | Synonyms: block, pulley-block, pulley block |
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pulling | (noun) the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you | Synonyms: pull |
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pullout | (noun) to break off a military action with an enemy | Synonyms: disengagement, fallback |
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pullover | (noun) a sweater that is put on by pulling it over the head | Synonyms: slipover |
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pullulation | (noun) a rapid and abundant increase | - |
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(noun) asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual | Synonyms: gemmation |