pulled
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
An inflected form of pull · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,266 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 14,488 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.007% 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
pulled 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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I reached in and pulled it out.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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After a pause, Lord Henry pulled out his watch.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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He tossed out again, and was roped and pulled back.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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Slowly he untied the string from his reddened wrist and pulled the arrow in.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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It was there that, several years ago, I saw him for the first time; and the sight pulled me up sharp.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1