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Pull

To apply force to (something) so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the source of the force
Pulled her chair up to the table.
Pulled the wagon down the street.

Repel

Repel is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Pull

To remove from a fixed position; extract
The dentist pulled the tooth.

Repel

To ward off or keep away; drive back
Repel insects.

Pull

To tug at; jerk or tweak
I pulled the lever until it broke.
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Repel

To offer resistance to; fight against
Repel an invasion.

Pull

To rip or tear; rend
The dog pulled the toy to pieces.

Repel

To refuse to accept or submit to; reject
A company that was trying to repel a hostile takeover.

Pull

To stretch (taffy, for example) repeatedly.

Repel

To refuse to accept (someone); spurn.
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Pull

To strain (a muscle, for example) injuriously.

Repel

To cause aversion or distaste in
Your rudeness repels everyone. See Usage Note at repulse.

Pull

(Informal) To attract; draw
A performer who pulls large crowds.

Repel

To be resistant to; be incapable of absorbing or mixing with
Oil repels water.

Pull

(Slang) To draw out (a weapon) in readiness for use
Pull a gun.
Pulled a knife on me.

Repel

(Physics) To present an opposing force to; push back or away from by a force
Electric charges of the same sign repel one another.

Pull

(Informal) To remove
Pulled the car's engine.
Pulled the tainted meat product from the stores.

Repel

To offer a resistant force to something.

Pull

(Sports) To hit (a ball) so that it moves in the direction away from the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the left of a right-handed player.

Repel

To cause aversion or distaste
Behavior that repels.

Pull

To operate (an oar) in rowing.

Repel

To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc.

Pull

To transport or propel by rowing.

Repel

(transitive) To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.).

Pull

To be rowed by
That boat pulls six oars.

Repel

(transitive) To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.).

Pull

To rein in (a horse) to keep it from winning a race.

Repel

(transitive) To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.).

Pull

(Printing) To produce (a print or an impression) from type.

Repel

To force away by means of a repulsive force.

Pull

To exert force in moving something toward the source of the force
Pull harder and the window will open.

Repel

(transitive) To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust.

Pull

To move in a certain direction or toward a certain goal
Pulled into the driveway.
Pulled even with the race leader.

Repel

To save (a shot).

Pull

To gain a position closer to an objective
Our team has pulled within three points of the league leader.

Repel

To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.
Hippomedon repelled the hostile tide.
They repelled each other strongly, and yet attracted each other strongly.

Pull

To drink or inhale deeply
Pulled on the cold beer with gusto.
Pull on a cigarette.

Repel

To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument.
[He] gently repelled their entreaties.

Pull

(Nautical) To row a boat.

Repel

To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.

Pull

(Informal) To express or feel great sympathy or empathy
We're pulling for our new president.

Repel

Cause to move back by force or influence;
Repel the enemy
Push back the urge to smoke
Beat back the invaders

Pull

The act or process of pulling
Gave the drawer a pull.

Repel

Be repellent to; cause aversion in

Pull

Force exerted in pulling or required to overcome resistance in pulling
How much pull does this tugboat have?.

Repel

Force or drive back;
Repel the attacker
Fight off the onslaught
Rebuff the attack

Pull

A sustained effort
A long pull across the mountains.

Repel

Reject outright and bluntly;
She snubbed his proposal

Pull

Something, such as a knob on a drawer, that is used for pulling.

Repel

Fill with distaste;
This spoilt food disgusts me

Pull

A deep inhalation or draft, as on a cigarette or of a beverage.

Pull

(Slang) A means of gaining special advantage; influence
The lobbyist has pull with the senator.

Pull

(Informal) The ability to draw or attract; appeal
A star with pull at the box office.

Pull

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.
You're going to have to pull harder to get that cork out of the bottle.

Pull

To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck.
To pull fruit from a tree
Pull flax
Pull a finch

Pull

(transitive) To attract or net; to pull in.

Pull

To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.
I pulled at the club last night.
He's pulled that bird over there.

Pull

(transitive) To remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability.
Each day, they pulled the old bread and set out fresh loaves.
The book was due to be released today, but it was pulled at the last minute over legal concerns.

Pull

(transitive) To retrieve or generate for use.
I'll have to pull a part number for that.
This computer file is incorrect. Can we pull the old version from your backups?

Pull

(construction) To obtain (a permit) from a regulatory authority.
It's the contractor's responsibility to pull the necessary permits before starting work.

Pull

To do or perform.
He regularly pulls 12-hour days, sometimes 14.
You'll be sent home if you pull another stunt like that.

Pull

(with 'a' and the name of a person, place, event, etc.) To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.
He pulled an Elvis and got really fat.

Pull

To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.

Pull

(intransitive) To row.

Pull

To achieve by rowing on a rowing machine.
I pulled a personal best on the erg yesterday.
It had been a sort of race hitherto, and the rowers, with set teeth and compressed lips, had pulled stroke for stroke.

Pull

To draw apart; to tear; to rend.

Pull

(transitive) To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).

Pull

To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.

Pull

(UK) To score a certain number of points in a sport.
How many points did you pull today, Albert?

Pull

(horse-racing) To hold back, and so prevent from winning.
The favourite was pulled.

Pull

To take or make (a proof or impression); so called because hand presses were worked by pulling a lever.

Pull

To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)

Pull

(UK) To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.
Let's stop at Finnigan's. The barman pulls a good pint.

Pull

(intransitive) To take a swig or mouthful of drink.

Pull

To pull out from a yard or station; to leave.

Pull

To pluck or pick (flowers, fruit etc.).

Pull

(sports) Command used by a target shooter to request that the target be released/launched.

Pull

An act of pulling applying force toward oneself.
He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out.

Pull

An attractive force which causes motion towards the source.
The spaceship came under the pull of the gas giant.
Iron fillings drawn by the pull of a magnet
She took a pull on her cigarette.

Pull

An advantage over somebody; a means of influencing.
The hypnotist exerted a pull over his patients.

Pull

Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope.
A zipper pull

Pull

Something in one's favour in a comparison or a contest.
In weights the favourite had the pull.

Pull

Or attraction (e.g. of a movie star).

Pull

The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology

Pull

A journey made by rowing.

Pull

(dated) A contest; a struggle.
A wrestling pull

Pull

Loss or violence suffered.

Pull

(colloquial) The act of drinking; a mouthful or swig of a drink.

Pull

(cricket) A type of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the on side; a pull shot.

Pull

(golf) A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.

Pull

A single impression from a handpress.

Pull

(printing) A proof sheet.

Pull

To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.
Ne'er pull your hat upon your brows.
He put forth his hand . . . and pulled her in.

Pull

To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he hath made me desolate.

Pull

To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one; to pluck; as, to pull fruit; to pull flax; to pull a finch.

Pull

To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one; as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar.

Pull

To hold back, and so prevent from winning; as, the favorite was pulled.

Pull

To take or make, as a proof or impression; - hand presses being worked by pulling a lever.

Pull

To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope.

Pull

The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to move something by drawing toward one.
I awakened with a violent pull upon the ring which was fastened at the top of my box.

Pull

A contest; a struggle; as, a wrestling pull.

Pull

A pluck; loss or violence suffered.
Two pulls at once;His lady banished, and a limb lopped off.

Pull

A knob, handle, or lever, etc., by which anything is pulled; as, a drawer pull; a bell pull.

Pull

The act of rowing; as, a pull on the river.

Pull

The act of drinking; as, to take a pull at the beer, or the mug.

Pull

Something in one's favor in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing; as, in weights the favorite had the pull.

Pull

A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side.
The pull is not a legitimate stroke, but bad cricket.

Pull

The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you;
The pull up the hill had him breathing harder
His strenuous pulling strained his back

Pull

The force used in pulling;
The pull of the moon
The pull of the current

Pull

Special advantage or influence;
The chairman's nephew has a lot of pull

Pull

A device used for pulling something;
He grabbed the pull and opened the drawer

Pull

A sharp strain on muscles or ligaments;
The wrench to his knee occurred as he fell
He was sidelined with a hamstring pull

Pull

A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke);
He took a puff on his pipe
He took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly

Pull

A sustained effort;
It was a long pull but we made it

Pull

Cause to move along the ground by pulling;
Draw a wagon
Pull a sled

Pull

Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes;
Her good looks attract the stares of many men
The ad pulled in many potential customers
This pianist pulls huge crowds
The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers

Pull

Move into a certain direction;
The car pulls to the right

Pull

Apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion;
Pull the rope
Pull the handle towards you
Pull the string gently
Pull the trigger of the gun
Pull your kneees towards your chin

Pull

Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation;
Perpetrate a crime
Pull a bank robbery

Pull

Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover;
Draw a weapon
Pull out a gun
The mugger pulled a knife on his victim

Pull

Steer into a certain direction;
Pull one's horse to a stand
Pull the car over

Pull

Strain abnormally;
I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up
The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition

Pull

Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense;
A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter

Pull

Operate when rowing a boat;
Pull the oars

Pull

Rein in to keep from winning a race;
Pull a horse

Pull

Tear or be torn violently;
The curtain ripped from top to bottom
Pull the cooked chicken into strips

Pull

Hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing;
Pull the ball

Pull

Strip of feathers;
Pull a chicken
Pluck the capon

Pull

Draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense;
Pull weeds
Extract a bad tooth
Take out a splinter
Extract information from the telegram

Pull

Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for;
We all rooted for the home team
I'm pulling for the underdog
Are you siding with the defender of the title?

Pull

Take away;
Pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf

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