pulls

Meaning of pulls

noun
  1. An act of pulling (applying force)
    He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out.
  2. An attractive force which causes motion towards the source
    She took a pull on her cigarette.
  3. Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope
    a zipper pull
  4. Something in one's favour in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing.
    In weights the favourite had the pull.
  5. Appeal or attraction (e.g. of a movie star)
  6. The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology
  7. A journey made by rowing
  8. A contest; a struggle.
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  9. Loss or violence suffered.
  10. The act of drinking; a mouthful or swig of a drink.
    to take a pull at a mug of beer
  11. A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side.
  12. A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.
  13. A single impression from a handpress.
verb
  1. To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
    When I give the signal, pull the rope.
  2. To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck.
    pull a finch
  3. To attract or net; to pull in.
  4. To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.
    He's pulled that bird over there.
  5. To remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability.
    Each day, they pulled the old bread and set out fresh loaves.
  6. To retrieve or generate for use.
    I'll have to pull a part number for that.
  7. To do or perform.
    He regularly pulls 12-hour days, sometimes 14.
  8. (with 'a' and the name of a person, place, event, etc.) To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.
    He pulled an Elvis and got really fat.
  9. To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.
  10. To row.
  11. To achieve by rowing on a rowing machine.
    I pulled a personal best on the erg yesterday.
  12. To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
  13. To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).
  14. To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.
  15. To score a certain number of points in a sport.
    How many points did you pull today, Albert?
  16. To hold back, and so prevent from winning.
    The favourite was pulled.
  17. To take or make (a proof or impression); so called because hand presses were worked by pulling a lever.
  18. To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)
  19. To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.
    Let's stop at Finnigan's. The barman pulls a good pint.
  20. (rail transportation, of a railroad car) To pull out from a yard or station; to leave.
  21. To pluck or pick (flowers, fruit etc.).

Information about pulls

  • The singular form of pulls is: pull.
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Hyphenation of pulls

pulls

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • pulls is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

pulls synonyms

Meaning :

drag, toke, tug, yank, attraction, handle, knob, lever, rope, influence, sway, tow, score, complete, do, execute, perform, recall, withdraw, generate, get, obtain, retrieve

pulls antonyms

Meaning :

push, shove, repulsion, button, repel

Words that rhyme with pulls

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