What does “pull” mean?
- 1
verbto move something toward you or along behind you using force
Pull the door to open it.
- 2
verbto take something out of a place
The dentist pulled two of my teeth.
- 3
nounan act of pulling, or a strong attraction
Give the rope a hard pull.
Pull at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb & noun
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /pʊl/ · PUL
How to use “pull” correctly
“Pull someone’s leg” means joke with them. “Pull over” means move your car to the side of the road and stop.
Common phrases with “pull”
- pull over
- pull out
- pull sb’s leg
- pull together
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
Idioms with “pull”
- Pull your weight: To do your fair share of the work in a group.
- Pull yourself together: Control your emotions and start behaving calmly again.
- Pull out all the stops: Make the greatest possible effort to achieve something.
- Pull someone's leg: To joke with someone by telling them something untrue as a friendly trick.
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