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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Trochilus :: Trochilus (n.) An annular molding whose section is concave, like the edge of a pulley; -- called also scotia..
Ampul :: Ampul (n.) Same as Ampulla, 2..
Ampullary :: Ampullary (a.) Resembling an ampulla.
Pull :: Pull (n.) The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to move something by drawing toward one.
Infratrochlear :: Infratrochlear (a.) Below a trochlea, or pulley; -- applied esp. to one of the subdivisions of the trigeminal nerve..
Pull :: Pull (n.) A contest; a struggle; as, a wrestling pull..
Heterodromous :: Heterodromous (a.) Moving in opposite directions; -- said of a lever, pulley, etc., in which the resistance and the actuating force are on opposite sides of the fulcrum or axis..
Touze :: Touze (v. t. & i.) To pull; to haul; to tear; to worry.
Bowse :: Bowse (v. i.) To pull or haul; as, to bowse upon a tack; to bowse away, i. e., to pull all together..
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..
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..
Twitch :: Twitch (n.) The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve..
Shifter :: Shifter (n.) An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.
Rash :: Rash (v. t.) To pull off or pluck violently.
Draw :: Draw (v. t.) To pull from a sheath, as a sword..
Bobbin :: Bobbin (n.) The little rounded piece of wood, at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch..
Tension :: Tension (a.) The force by which a part is pulled when forming part of any system in equilibrium or in motion; as, the tension of a srting supporting a weight equals that weight..
Pick :: Pick (v.) To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck; to gather, as fruit from a tree, flowers from the stalk, feathers from a fowl, etc..
Nest :: Nest (n.) A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively..
Pullback :: Pullback (n.) That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance..
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