Definition of pull

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Pull (n.) A contest; a struggle; as, a wrestling pull..

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Tug :: Tug (n.) A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort..
Pull :: Pull (v. t.) To hold back, and so prevent from winning; as, the favorite was pulled..
Lug :: Lug (v. i.) To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome..
Tear :: Tear (v. t.) To separate by violence; to pull apart by force; to rend; to lacerate; as, to tear cloth; to tear a garment; to tear the skin or flesh..
Crop :: Crop (v. t.) To cut off the tops or tips of; to bite or pull off; to browse; to pluck; to mow; to reap.
Divulsive :: Divulsive (a.) Tending to pull asunder, tear, or rend; distracting..
Ampullaceous :: Ampullaceous (a.) Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle-shaped; swelling.
Drawing :: Drawing (n.) The process of pulling out and elongating the sliver from the carding machine, by revolving rollers, to prepare it for spinning..
Nuthook :: Nuthook (n.) A hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for gathering the nuts.
Shifter :: Shifter (n.) An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.
Pluck :: Pluck (v. i.) To make a motion of pulling or twitching; -- usually with at; as, to pluck at one's gown..
Tracker :: Tracker (n.) In the organ, a light strip of wood connecting (in path) a key and a pallet, to communicate motion by pulling..
Tail :: Tail (v. t.) To pull or draw by the tail.
Drawer :: Drawer (n.) A sliding box or receptacle in a case, which is opened by pulling or drawing out, and closed by pushing in..
Haul :: Haul (v. t.) To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked..
Tug :: Tug (v. t.) To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port..
Trochlea :: Trochlea (n.) A pulley.
Tow :: Tow (v. t.) To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of a rope..
Pulley :: Pulley (v. t.) A wheel with a broad rim, or grooved rim, for transmitting power from, or imparting power to, the different parts of machinery, or for changing the direction of motion, by means of a belt, cord, rope, or chain..
Ampulla :: Ampulla (n.) A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug.
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