What part of speech is pull?

Pull can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. pull is a verb, present, 1st person singular of pull (infinitive).
  • 2. pull is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. pull is a noun, singular of pulls.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does pull mean?

Definitions

Verb

pull - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
pull - apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin"
pull - move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right"
pull - strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
pull - take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"
pull - hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"
pull - steer into a certain direction; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"
pull - cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"
pull - take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"
pull - rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse"
pull - operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"
pull - direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
pull - remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
pull - perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
pull - bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
pull - tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
pull - strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"

Noun

pull - the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"
pull - a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"
pull - the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"
pull - a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"
pull - special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"
pull - a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"
pull - a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"

Examples of pull

#   Sentence  
1. noun The pull up the hill had him breathing harder.
2. noun He grabbed the pull and opened the drawer.
3. noun The pull of the moon.
4. noun The pull of the current.
5. noun It was a long pull but we made it.
6. noun The chairman's nephew has a lot of pull.
7. noun He was sidelined with a hamstring pull.
8. noun Until now Pakistan has not facilitated such a return and clearly it cannot happen until there is both a pull from Kabul and a push from Islamabad.
9. noun I waited about 20 minutes in the store part before anyone was able to assist me and was then told to pull my car into the shop (that is apparently what you are supposed to do, but the big signs pointing you that way are for some reason kept inside the garage, so you don't see them drving up, and they purposely block the front pull-up that all other Sear's use).
10. noun Three hours of driving has worn me out. Let's pull over at the next rest stop we see.
11. noun She gave a big pull on the rope.
12. noun Tom grabbed Mary's fishing pole to help her pull in the fish.
13. noun The sun exerts a stronger gravitational pull on the moon than does the earth.
14. noun I heard a car pull up.
15. noun I saw Tom's car pull into the driveway.
16. verb Pull a sled.
17. verb Pull the rope.
18. verb Pull the handle towards you.
19. verb Pull the string gently.
20. verb Pull the trigger of the gun.
21. verb Pull your knees towards your chin.
22. verb Pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf.
23. verb Pull the ball.
24. verb Pull one's horse to a stand.
25. verb Pull the car over.
26. verb Pull a horse.
27. verb Pull the oars.
28. verb Pull weeds.
29. verb Pull a bank robbery.
30. verb Pull out a gun.
Sentence  
noun
The pull up the hill had him breathing harder.
He grabbed the pull and opened the drawer.
The pull of the moon.
The pull of the current.
It was a long pull but we made it.
The chairman's nephew has a lot of pull.
He was sidelined with a hamstring pull.
Until now Pakistan has not facilitated such a return and clearly it cannot happen until there is both a pull from Kabul and a push from Islamabad.
I waited about 20 minutes in the store part before anyone was able to assist me and was then told to pull my car into the shop (that is apparently what you are supposed to do, but the big signs pointing you that way are for some reason kept inside the garage, so you don't see them drving up, and they purposely block the front pull-up that all other Sear's use).
Three hours of driving has worn me out. Let's pull over at the next rest stop we see.
She gave a big pull on the rope.
Tom grabbed Mary's fishing pole to help her pull in the fish.
The sun exerts a stronger gravitational pull on the moon than does the earth.
I heard a car pull up.
I saw Tom's car pull into the driveway.
verb
Pull a sled.
Pull the rope.
Pull the handle towards you.
Pull the string gently.
Pull the trigger of the gun.
Pull your knees towards your chin.
Pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf.
Pull the ball.
Pull one's horse to a stand.
Pull the car over.
Pull a horse.
Pull the oars.
Pull weeds.
Pull a bank robbery.
Pull out a gun.

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