The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pull \Pull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pulled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pulling.] [AS. pullian; cf. LG. pulen, and Gael. peall, piol, spiol.]
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To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.
Ne'er pull your hat upon your brows.
--Shak.He put forth his hand . . . and pulled her in.
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To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he hath made me desolate.
--Lam. iii. 11. To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one; to pluck; as, to pull fruit; to pull flax; to pull a finch.
To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one; as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar.
(Horse Racing) To hold back, and so prevent from winning; as, the favorite was pulled.
(Print.) To take or make, as a proof or impression; -- hand presses being worked by pulling a lever.
(Cricket) To strike the ball in a particular manner. See Pull, n.,
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Never pull a straight fast ball to leg.
--R. H. Lyttelton.To pull and haul, to draw hither and thither. `` Both are equally pulled and hauled to do that which they are unable to do. ''
--South.To pull down, to demolish; to destroy; to degrade; as, to pull down a house. `` In political affairs, as well as mechanical, it is easier to pull down than build up.''
--Howell. `` To raise the wretched, and pull down the proud.''
--Roscommon.To pull a finch. See under Finch.
To pull off, take or draw off.
Usage examples of "to pull off".
Our hostess offered to pull off our stockings and trousers, according to the custom of the country, but as we graciously declined to be so honored, she left us to our bed of dry fodder.
But if they managed to pull off what he had in mind, they should suffer virtually no casualties.
But a commander devious and intelligent and knowledgeable enough to pull off this ambush is a worthy opponent.
But it wasn't all that hard to pull off with someone who gets and makes as few calls as I do.
She returned no answer to his question, but began to pull off pieces of the bark.
He thought he could feel it becoming harder to pull off his miraculous feats, although in subtle ways he couldn’.
Rain was falling with such force and in such tremendous quantity that the driver had to pull off the road.
Caesar is trying to pull off a coup that runs counter to the deepest Roman prejudices and it was bound to be a near thing.
Very soon now the cars weren't going to pull off to the side of the road to park.
Quite aside from the human angle, and forgetting even the justice angle, there was no way they could allow the mob to pull off something like this.
But, of course, if Bones was to pull off his scheme and keep the crew's mind off cafard, he had to have your cooperation.