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Overview of verb pull

      »   The verb pull has 17 meanings (first 8 from tagged texts)

• pull, Draw1.) Draw -- (a gully that is shallower than a ravine)
  
  2.) Drawing card, draw, attraction, attractor, attracter -- (an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had")
  
  draw, force -- (Cause1.) Cause -- (events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash")
  
  2.) Cause, reason, grounds -- (a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice")
  
  cause to Move1.) Move -- (the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer")
  
  2.) Move, relocation -- (the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire")
  
  move by Pulling1.) Pull, pulling -- (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")
  
  1.) Pull, draw, force -- (cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled")
  
  pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled")

• attract, pull, pull in, Draw1.) Draw -- (a gully that is shallower than a ravine)
  
  2.) Drawing card, draw, attraction, attractor, attracter -- (an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had")
  
  draw, draw in -- (Direct1.) Direct -- (command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework")
  
  2.) Target, aim, place, direct, point -- (intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself")
  
  direct toward itself or oneself by Means1.) Means, agency, way -- (how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success")
  
  2.) Means -- (an instrumentality for accomplishing some end)
  
  means of some Psychological1.) Psychological -- (mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature; "give psychological support"; "psychological warfare")
  
  2.) Psychological -- (of or relating to or determined by psychology; "psychological theories")
  
  psychological power or Physical1.) Physical -- (involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance")
  
  2.) Physical -- (relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics; "physical sciences"; "physical laws")
  
  physical attributes; "Her Good1.) Good -- (benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?")
  
  2.) Good, goodness -- (moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people")
  
  good looks Attract1.) Attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in -- (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")
  
  2.) Attract -- (exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away; "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies")
  
  attract the Stares1.) Stare -- (a fixed look with eyes open wide)
  
  1.) Gaze, stare -- (look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement")
  
  stares of many men"; "The Ad1.) Ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert -- (a public promotion of some product or service)
  
  1.) AD, A.D., anno Domini -- (in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born; "in AD 200")
  
  ad pulled in many Potential1.) Potential, potentiality, potency -- (the inherent capacity for coming into being)
  
  2.) Electric potential, potential, potential difference, potential drop, voltage -- (the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts)
  
  potential customers"; "This Pianist1.) Pianist, piano player -- (a person who plays the piano)
  
  pianist pulls Huge1.) Huge, immense, vast, Brobdingnagian -- (unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge)
  
  huge crowds"; "The Store1.) Shop, store -- (a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod")
  
  2.) Store, stock, fund -- (a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars")
  
  store owner was Happy1.) Happy -- (enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage")
  
  2.) Felicitous, happy -- (marked by good fortune; "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome")
  
  happy that the Ad1.) Ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert -- (a public promotion of some product or service)
  
  1.) AD, A.D., anno Domini -- (in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born; "in AD 200")
  
  ad drew in many New1.) New -- (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World")
  
  2.) New -- (other than the former one(s); different; "they now have a new leaders"; "my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it"; "ready to take a new direction")
  
  new customers")

• pull -- (Move1.) Move -- (the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer")
  
  2.) Move, relocation -- (the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire")
  
  move into a Certain1.) Certain -- (definite but not specified or identified; "set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones")
  
  2.) Certain, sure -- (having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends")
  
  certain direction; "the Car1.) Car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar -- (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work")
  
  2.) Car, railcar, railway car, railroad car -- (a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails")
  
  car pulls to the right")

• pull -- (Apply1.) Use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ -- (put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer")
  
  2.) Apply, hold, go for -- (be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone")
  
  apply force so as to Cause1.) Cause -- (events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash")
  
  2.) Cause, reason, grounds -- (a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice")
  
  cause motion towards the Source1.) Beginning, origin, root, rootage, source -- (the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root")
  
  2.) Informant, source -- (a person who supplies information)
  
  source of the Motion1.) Movement, motion -- (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)
  
  2.) Gesture, motion -- (the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals)
  
  motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the Handle1.) Handle, grip, handgrip, hold -- (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip")
  
  1.) Manage, deal, care, handle -- (be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old")
  
  handle towards you"; "pull the String1.) String, twine -- (a lightweight cord)
  
  2.) Bowed stringed instrument, string -- (stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well")
  
  string gently"; "pull the Trigger1.) Gun trigger, trigger -- (lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun)
  
  2.) Trigger -- (a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen)
  
  trigger of the gun"; "pull your Knees1.) Knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genu -- (hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella)
  
  2.) Stifle, knee -- (joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee)
  
  knees towards your chin")

• perpetrate, Commit1.) Perpetrate, commit, pull -- (perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery")
  
  2.) Give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote -- (give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church")
  
  commit, pull -- (Perform1.) Perform, execute, do -- (carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance")
  
  2.) Perform -- (perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?")
  
  perform an Act1.) Act, enactment -- (a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body)
  
  2.) Act, human action, human activity -- (something that people do or cause to happen)
  
  act, usually with a Negative1.) Negative -- (a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative")
  
  2.) Negative -- (a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and white tones reversed)
  
  negative connotation; "Perpetrate1.) Perpetrate, commit, pull -- (perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery")
  
  perpetrate a crime"; "pull a Bank1.) Depository financial institution, bank, banking concern, banking company -- (a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home")
  
  2.) Bank -- (sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water); "they pulled the canoe up on the bank"; "he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents")
  
  bank robbery")

• draw, pull, pull out, get out, Take1.) Return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff -- (the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%")
  
  2.) Take -- (the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption)
  
  take out -- (Bring1.) Bring, convey, take -- (take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point")
  
  2.) Bring -- (cause to come into a particular state or condition; "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point")
  
  bring, take, or pull out of a Container1.) Container -- (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))
  
  container or from under a Cover1.) Screen, cover, covert, concealment -- (a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness")
  
  2.) Blanket, cover -- (bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep")
  
  cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The Mugger1.) Mugger -- (a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street))
  
  mugger pulled a Knife1.) Knife -- (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)
  
  2.) Knife -- (a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point)
  
  knife on his victim")

• pull -- (Steer1.) Tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint -- (an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job")
  
  2.) Bullock, steer -- (castrated bull)
  
  steer into a Certain1.) Certain -- (definite but not specified or identified; "set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones")
  
  2.) Certain, sure -- (having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends")
  
  certain direction; "pull one's Horse1.) Horse, Equus caballus -- (solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times)
  
  2.) Horse, gymnastic horse -- (a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs)
  
  horse to a stand"; "Pull the Car1.) Car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar -- (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work")
  
  2.) Car, railcar, railway car, railroad car -- (a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails")
  
  car over")

• pull, Overstretch1.) Pull, overstretch -- (strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition")
  
  overstretch -- (Strain1.) Strain -- ((physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces)
  
  2.) Stress, strain -- (difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson)
  
  strain abnormally; "I pulled a Muscle1.) Muscle, musculus -- (one of the contractile organs of the body)
  
  2.) Muscle, muscular tissue -- (animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells)
  
  muscle in my Leg1.) Leg -- (a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle)
  
  2.) Leg -- (a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion)
  
  leg when I Jumped1.) Jump, leap, bound, spring -- (move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?")
  
  2.) Startle, jump, start -- (move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room")
  
  jumped up"; "The Athlete1.) Athlete, jock -- (a person trained to compete in sports)
  
  athlete pulled a Tendon1.) Tendon, sinew -- (a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment)
  
  tendon in the competition")

• pull, Draw1.) Draw -- (a gully that is shallower than a ravine)
  
  2.) Drawing card, draw, attraction, attractor, attracter -- (an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had")
  
  draw -- (Cause1.) Cause -- (events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash")
  
  2.) Cause, reason, grounds -- (a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice")
  
  cause to Move1.) Move -- (the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer")
  
  2.) Move, relocation -- (the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire")
  
  move in a Certain1.) Certain -- (definite but not specified or identified; "set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones")
  
  2.) Certain, sure -- (having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends")
  
  certain direction by Exerting1.) Exert, exercise -- (put to use; "exert one's power or influence")
  
  2.) Wield, exert, maintain -- (have and exercise; "wield power and authority")
  
  exerting a Force1.) Military unit, military force, military group, force -- (a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men")
  
  2.) Power, force -- (one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil")
  
  force upon, either Physically1.) Physically -- (in accord with physical laws; "it is physically impossible")
  
  physically or in an Abstract1.) Abstraction, abstract -- (a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person")
  
  2.) Outline, synopsis, abstract, precis -- (a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory)
  
  abstract sense; "A Declining1.) Worsen, decline -- (grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened")
  
  2.) Refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline -- (refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality")
  
  declining dollar pulled down the Export1.) Export, exportation -- (commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country)
  
  1.) Export -- (sell or transfer abroad; "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance")
  
  export figures for the Last1.) Stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close -- (the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season")
  
  2.) Last -- (the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last")
  
  last quarter")

• pull -- (Operate1.) Operate, run -- (direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan")
  
  2.) Function, work, operate, go, run -- (perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore")
  
  operate when Rowing1.) Rowing, row -- (the act of rowing as a sport)
  
  1.) Row -- (propel with oars; "row the boat across the lake")
  
  rowing a Boat1.) Boat -- (a small vessel for travel on water)
  
  2.) Gravy boat, gravy holder, sauceboat, boat -- (a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce)
  
  boat; "pull the oars")

• pull -- (Rein1.) Rein -- (one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse)
  
  2.) Rein -- (any means of control; "he took up the reins of government")
  
  rein in to Keep1.) Support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance -- (the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood")
  
  2.) Keep, donjon, dungeon -- (the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress)
  
  keep from Winning1.) Winning -- (succeeding with great difficulty; "winning is not everything")
  
  1.) Win -- (be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game")
  
  winning a Race1.) Race -- (any competition; "the race for the presidency")
  
  2.) Race -- (people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings")
  
  race; "pull a horse")

• rend, Rip1.) Rake, rakehell, profligate, rip, blood, roue -- (a dissolute man in fashionable society)
  
  2.) Rip, rent, snag, split, tear -- (an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings")
  
  rip, rive, pull -- (Tear1.) Tear, teardrop -- (a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes")
  
  2.) Rip, rent, snag, split, tear -- (an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings")
  
  tear or be Torn1.) Tear, rupture, snap, bust -- (separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper")
  
  2.) Tear -- (to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars")
  
  torn violently; "The Curtain1.) Curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall -- (hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window))
  
  2.) Curtain -- (any barrier to communication or vision; "a curtain of secrecy"; "a curtain of trees")
  
  curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the Cooked1.) Cook -- (prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook")
  
  2.) Cook, fix, ready, make, prepare -- (prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please")
  
  cooked chicken into strips")

• pull -- (Hit1.) Hit -- ((baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit")
  
  2.) Hit, hitting, striking -- (the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit")
  
  hit in the Direction1.) Direction, way -- (a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home")
  
  2.) Direction -- (the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind")
  
  direction that the Player1.) Player, participant -- (a person who participates in or is skilled at some game)
  
  2.) Musician, instrumentalist, player -- (someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession))
  
  player is Facing1.) Facing -- (a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening)
  
  2.) Facing, veneer -- (an ornamental coating to a building)
  
  facing when Carrying1.) Transport, carry -- (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river")
  
  2.) Carry, pack, take -- (have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains")
  
  carrying through the Swing1.) Swing -- (a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things")
  
  2.) Swing -- (mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth)
  
  swing; "pull the ball")

• pluck, pull, Tear1.) Tear, teardrop -- (a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes")
  
  2.) Rip, rent, snag, split, tear -- (an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings")
  
  tear, deplume, Deplumate1.) Pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume -- (strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon")
  
  deplumate, displume -- (Strip1.) Strip -- (a relatively long narrow piece of something; "he felt a flat strip of muscle")
  
  2.) Strip, slip -- (artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material)
  
  strip of Feathers1.) Feather, plume, plumage -- (the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds)
  
  2.) Feather, feathering -- (turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls)
  
  feathers; "pull a chicken"; "Pluck1.) Gutsiness, pluck, pluckiness -- (the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury)
  
  2.) Pluck -- (the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord)
  
  pluck the capon")

• extract, pull out, pull, pull up, Take1.) Return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff -- (the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%")
  
  2.) Take -- (the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption)
  
  take out, Draw1.) Draw -- (a gully that is shallower than a ravine)
  
  2.) Drawing card, draw, attraction, attractor, attracter -- (an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had")
  
  draw out -- (Remove1.) Remove -- (degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy";)
  
  1.) Remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")
  
  remove, usually with some Force1.) Military unit, military force, military group, force -- (a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men")
  
  2.) Power, force -- (one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil")
  
  force or Effort1.) Attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try -- (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try")
  
  2.) Effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat -- (use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion")
  
  effort; also Used1.) Use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ -- (put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer")
  
  2.) Use, habituate -- (take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely")
  
  used in an Abstract1.) Abstraction, abstract -- (a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person")
  
  2.) Outline, synopsis, abstract, precis -- (a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory)
  
  abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "Extract1.) Infusion, extract -- (a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water))
  
  2.) Excerpt, excerption, extract, selection -- (a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings")
  
  extract a Bad1.) Bad, badness -- (that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good")
  
  1.) Bad -- (having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice")
  
  bad tooth"; "Take1.) Return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff -- (the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%")
  
  2.) Take -- (the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption)
  
  take out a splinter"; "Extract1.) Infusion, extract -- (a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water))
  
  2.) Excerpt, excerption, extract, selection -- (a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings")
  
  extract information from the telegram")

• side, pull, Root1.) Root -- ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)
  
  2.) Root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical -- ((linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem")
  
  root -- (Take1.) Return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff -- (the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%")
  
  2.) Take -- (the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption)
  
  take sides with; Align1.) Align, aline, line up, adjust -- (place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table")
  
  2.) Align -- (align with; be or come into adjustment)
  
  align oneself with; Show1.) Show -- (the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill")
  
  2.) Display, show -- (something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested")
  
  show strong Sympathy1.) Sympathy, understanding -- (an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding")
  
  2.) Sympathy, fellow feeling -- (sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish))
  
  sympathy for; "We all Rooted1.) Root -- (take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly")
  
  2.) Root -- (come into existence, originate; "The problem roots in her depression")
  
  rooted for the Home1.) Home, place -- (where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?")
  
  2.) Dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house -- (housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless")
  
  home team"; "I'm Pulling1.) Pull, pulling -- (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")
  
  1.) Pull, draw, force -- (cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled")
  
  pulling for the underdog"; "Are you Siding1.) Siding, railroad siding, turnout, sidetrack -- (a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass)
  
  2.) Siding -- (material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof)
  
  siding with the Defender1.) Defender, guardian, protector, shielder -- (a person who cares for persons or property)
  
  2.) Defender, withstander -- (a fighter who holds out against attack)
  
  defender of the title?")

• pull -- (Take1.) Return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff -- (the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%")
  
  2.) Take -- (the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption)
  
  take away; "pull the old Soup1.) Soup -- (liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food)
  
  2.) Soup -- (any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup)
  
  soup cans from the Supermarket1.) Supermarket -- (a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods)
  
  supermarket shelf")

Overview of adj pulled
      »   The adj pulled has 1 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• pulled -- (Drawn1.) Pull, draw, force -- (cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled")
  
  2.) Reap, draw -- (get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association")
  
  drawn toward the Source1.) Beginning, origin, root, rootage, source -- (the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root")
  
  2.) Informant, source -- (a person who supplies information)
  
  source of the Force1.) Military unit, military force, military group, force -- (a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men")
  
  2.) Power, force -- (one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil")
  
  force; "this Exercise1.) Exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout -- (the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit")
  
  2.) Use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise -- (the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers")
  
  exercise must be Done1.) Make, do -- (engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution")
  
  2.) Perform, execute, do -- (carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance")
  
  done with the Arms1.) Weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munition -- (weapons considered collectively)
  
  2.) Coat of arms, arms, blazon, blazonry -- (the official symbols of a family, state, etc.)
  
  arms pulled back")