pull
/pʊl/ · pull
noun
- An act of pulling (applying force) He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out.
- An attractive force which causes motion towards the source She took a pull on her cigarette.
- Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope a zipper pull
verb
- To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force When I give the signal, pull the rope.
- To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck pull a finch
- To attract or net; to pull in pull in the crowd
interjection
- Command used by a target shooter to request that the target be released/launched Pull! The target is ready.
Did you know? The phrase 'pull out all the stops' originated in the 17th century, when organ players would literally pull out all the stops on the organ to produce the maximum sound.