Definition of pull

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Pull (v. t.) To hold back, and so prevent from winning; as, the favorite was pulled..

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String :: String (n.) The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericap of leguminous plants, and which is readily pulled off; as, the strings of beans..
Rummage :: Rummage (n.) A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship; also, the act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage; -- formerly written romage..
Tractive :: Tractive (a.) Serving to draw; pulling; attracting; as, tractive power..
Pullus :: Pullus (n.) A chick; a young bird in the downy stage.
Tackle :: Tackle (n.) Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block..
Strip :: Strip (v. t.) To pull or tear off, as a covering; to remove; to wrest away; as, to strip the skin from a beast; to strip the bark from a tree; to strip the clothes from a man's back; to strip away all disguisses..
Drawrod :: Drawrod (n.) A rod which unites the drawgear at opposite ends of the car, and bears the pull required to draw the train..
Divulsive :: Divulsive (a.) Tending to pull asunder, tear, or rend; distracting..
Revulse :: Revulse (v. t.) To pull back with force.
Trip :: Trip (v. t.) To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering it.
Twang :: Twang (v. i.) To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged..
Ampulla :: Ampulla (n.) Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle, as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear..
Muffle :: Muffle (v. t.) A pulley block containing several sheaves.
Hale :: Hale (v. t.) To pull; to drag; to haul.
Pullail :: Pullail (n.) Poultry.
Saccade :: Saccade (n.) A sudden, violent check of a horse by drawing or twitching the reins on a sudden and with one pull..
Twinge :: Twinge (v. i.) To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.
Touze :: Touze (v. t. & i.) To pull; to haul; to tear; to worry.
Mandrake :: Mandrake (n.) A low plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often forked, and supposed to resemble a man. It was therefore supposed to have animal life, and to cry out when pulled up. All parts of the plant are strongly narcotic. It is found in the Mediterranean region..
Avulse :: Avulse (v. t.) To pluck or pull off.
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