pull - Meaning in Konkani

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pull - Meaning in Konkani

pull Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of pull in English

pull noun

1. a sustained effort

   Example

   • "it was a long pull but we made it"
2. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

   Synonyms

   drag, puff, puff

   Examples

   • "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"
   • "he took a puff on his pipe"
3. a device used for pulling something

   Example

   • "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"
4. special advantage or influence

   Synonyms

   clout

   Example

   • "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"
5. the force used in pulling

   Examples

   • "the pull of the current"
   • "the pull of the moon"
6. a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

   Synonyms

   twist, wrench, wrench

   Examples

   • "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
   • "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"
7. the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you

   Synonyms

   pulling, pulling

   Examples

   • "his strenuous pulling strained his back"
   • "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"

pull verb

1. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

   Synonyms

   commit, perpetrate

   Examples

   • "perpetrate a crime"
   • "pull a bank robbery"
2. cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense

   Synonyms

   draw

   Example

   • "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"
3. move into a certain direction

   Example

   • "the car pulls to the right"
4. steer into a certain direction

   Examples

   • "pull one's horse to a stand"
   • "Pull the car over"
5. bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

   Synonyms

   draw, get out, pull out, take out

   Examples

   • "draw a weapon"
   • "pull out a gun"
   • "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
6. operate when rowing a boat

   Example

   • "pull the oars"
7. rein in to keep from winning a race

   Example

   • "pull a horse"
8. apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion

   Examples

   • "Pull the handle towards you"
   • "Pull the rope"
   • "pull the string gently"
   • "pull the trigger of the gun"
   • "pull your knees towards your chin"
9. tear or be torn violently

   Synonyms

   rend, rip, rip, rip, rive

   Examples

   • "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
   • "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"
10. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

    Synonyms

    attract, draw in, draw, pull in

    Examples

    • "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"
    • "The ad pulled in many potential customers"
    • "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
    • "This pianist pulls huge crowds"
11. cause to move by pulling

    Synonyms

    draw

    Examples

    • "draw a wagon"
    • "pull a sled"
12. hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing

    Example

    • "pull the ball"
13. strip of feathers

    Synonyms

    deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, tear

    Examples

    • "pluck the capon"
    • "pull a chicken"
14. remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

    Synonyms

    draw out, extract, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out

    Examples

    • "extract a bad tooth"
    • "extract information from the telegram"
    • "pull weeds"
    • "take out a splinter"
15. take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for

    Synonyms

    root for

    Examples

    • "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"
    • "I'm pulling for the underdog"
    • "We all rooted for the home team"
16. take away

    Example

    • "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"
17. strain abnormally

    Synonyms

    overstretch

    Examples

    • "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"
    • "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"

Synonyms of pull

• pulling
• drag, puff
• clout
• twist, wrench
• overstretch
• root for
• draw out, extract, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out
• deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, tear
• draw
• attract, draw, draw in, pull in
• rend, rip, rive
• draw, get out, pull out, take out
• draw
• commit, perpetrate

Antonyms of pull

force, push

More matches for pull

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