pull
cause to move by pulling
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,105 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,443 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- cause to move by pulling also: draw draw a wagonpull a sled
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes also: attract, pull in, draw, draw in Her good looks attract the stares of many menThe ad pulled in many potential customers
- move into a certain direction the car pulls to the right
- apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion Pull the ropePull the handle towards you
- perform an act, usually with a negative connotation also: perpetrate, commit perpetrate a crimepull a bank robbery
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover also: draw, pull out, get out, take out draw a weaponpull out a gun
pull in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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This wouldn't do; he must pull himself together.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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The tide is agin us, I know, But pull away, Jem, like a trump; Vot's that?
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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In her desperation she determined to pull down the church, and thus to destroy her two victims for ever.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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However, he managed to pull himself up on the ground, though his rheumatism hurt him, and soon he was safe once more.
Uncle Wiggily's Travels · Howard Roger Garis · Chapter 1
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They can pull the boat out into the big canal, and then away they go to sell their produce in the town.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1