pull - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you

Synonyms

• pull
• pulling

More generic

• actuation
• propulsion

More specific

• deracination
• draft
• drag
• draught
• draw
• drawing
• excision
• extirpation
• haul
• haulage
• jerk
• pluck
• traction
• tug

Noun

a sustained effort

Synonyms

• pull

More generic

• effort
• elbow grease
• exertion
• sweat
• travail

Noun

a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

Synonyms

• drag
• puff
• pull

More generic

• aspiration
• breathing in
• inhalation
• inspiration
• intake

More specific

• toke

Related

• smoke
• smoking

Noun

a device used for pulling something

Synonyms

• pull

More generic

• device

More specific

• bellpull
• pull chain

Noun

special advantage or influence

Synonyms

• clout
• pull

More generic

• advantage
• vantage

Noun

the force used in pulling

Synonyms

• pull

More generic

• force

Noun

a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

Synonyms

• pull
• twist
• wrench

More generic

• harm
• hurt
• injury
• trauma

More specific

• sprain

Verb

strain abnormally

Synonyms

• overstretch
• pull

More generic

• injure
• wound

Verb

take away

Synonyms

• pull

More generic

• remove
• take
• take away
• withdraw

Related

• draw
• get out
• pull
• pull out
• take out

Verb

take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for

Synonyms

• pull
• root for

More generic

• side

Verb

remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

Synonyms

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

More generic

• remove
• take
• take away
• withdraw

More specific

• demodulate
• squeeze out
• thread
• wring out

Related

• draw
• get out
• pull
• pull out
• take out

Verb

strip of feathers

Synonyms

• deplumate
• deplume
• displume
• pluck
• pull
• tear

More generic

• strip

Verb

hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing

Synonyms

• pull

More generic

• hit

Verb

cause to move by pulling

Synonyms

• draw
• pull

More generic

• displace
• move

Opposite / Antonyms

• push

Also See

• pull along
• pull back
• pull down
• pull in
• pull off
• pull out
• pull up

More specific

• abduct
• adduct
• attract
• cart
• drag
• draw
• draw in
• hale
• haul
• jerk
• pick
• pick off
• pluck
• plunk
• pull
• pull back
• pull in
• pull off
• stretch
• tug
• tweak
• twitch
• winch
• yank

Related

• draw
• pull

Verb

direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

Synonyms

• attract
• draw
• draw in
• pull
• pull in

More generic

• draw
• pull

More specific

• arrest
• bring
• catch
• draw in
• get
• retract
• tug

Related

• curl
• curl up
• draw in
• retract

Verb

tear or be torn violently

Synonyms

• pull
• rend
• rip
• rive

More generic

• bust
• rupture
• snap
• tear

Verb

apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion

Synonyms

• pull

More generic

• force

More specific

• attract
• draw back
• draw close
• gather
• hike up
• hitch up
• pick at
• pluck at
• pull at
• pull back
• retract
• twist
• wrench

Related

• draw
• pull

Verb

rein in to keep from winning a race

Synonyms

• pull

More generic

• rein
• rein in

Verb

operate when rowing a boat

Synonyms

• pull

More generic

• row

Verb

bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

Synonyms

• draw
• get out
• pull
• pull out
• take out

More generic

• remove
• take
• take away
• withdraw

More specific

• unsheathe

Related

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

Verb

steer into a certain direction

Synonyms

• pull

More generic

• drive

Related

• pull

Verb

move into a certain direction

Synonyms

• pull

More generic

• drive

More specific

• cut in

Related

• pull

Verb

cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense

Synonyms

• draw
• pull

More generic

• displace
• move

Related

• draw
• pull

Verb

perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

Synonyms

• commit
• perpetrate
• pull

More generic

• act
• move

More specific

• make
• recommit

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