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Look up: pull

  1. Pull
    Pull is slang for to achieve a communing with a desirable person.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. pull
    [n] - the force used in pulling 2. [n] - special advantage or influence 3. [n] - a device used for pulling something 4. [n] - a sustained effort 5. [n] - the act of pulling 6. [v] - cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense 7. [v] - move into a certain direction 8. [v] - steer into a certain direction 9. [v] - operate when rowing a boat 10. [v] - rein in to keep from winning a race 11. [v] - apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion 12. [v] - cause to move along the ground by pulling 13. [v] - baseball: hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing 14. [v] - take away 15. [v] - strain abnormally
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. pull
    pull media
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  4. pull
    1a) the linear advance resulting from the firing of a round of shots; 1b) the unit advance during the firing of each complete round of shotholes in a tunnel; 2)the length, measured along the longitudinal axis of the working, tunnel, or gallery, of the hollow space broken out by each round of shots Category: Mining • force exerted at the rims of the driving wheels by a traction motor wh...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Pull
    Pull transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Pulled ; present participle & verbal noun Pulling .] [ Anglo-Saxon pullian ; confer LG. pulen , and Gael. peall , piol , spiol .] 1. To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly. « Ne'er pull your hat upon your b ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/192

  6. Pull
    Pull intransitive verb To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope. To pull apart , to become separated by pulling; as, a rope will pull apart . -- To pull up , to draw the reins; to stop; to halt. -- To pull through , to come successfully to the end of a difficult undertaking, a dangerous ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/192

  7. Pull
    Pull noun 1. The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to move something by drawing toward one. « I awakened with a violent pull upon the ring which was fastened at the top of my box.» Swift. 2. A contest; a struggle; as, a wrestling pull . Carew. 3. A pluck; loss or violence suffered. [ Poetic] « Two pulls
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/192

  8. pull
    1. To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly. 'Ne'er pull your hat upon your brows.' (Shak) 'He put forth his hand . . . And pulled her in.' (Gen. Viii. 9) ... 2. To draw apart; to tear; to rend. 'He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he hath made me desolate.' (Lam. Iii. 11) ... 3. To gather with the hand, or by draw ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. pull
    pulling noun 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`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. pull
    clout noun special advantage or influence; `the chairman`s nephew has a lot of pull`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. pull
    noun the force used in pulling; `the pull of the moon`; `the pull of the current`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. pull
    deplumate verb strip of feathers; `pull a chicken`; `pluck the capon`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  13. Pull
    A pull is a force that acts in the direction of the origin of the force. The term `Pull` may also refer to: * A throw-off in the sport of Ultimate (sport) * The unreleased fourth album `Pull` by Mr. Mister * Slang for training the arms only in Swimming, or the Pull buoy used for such training * Royal Navy terminology for rowing. * `Pull`, a 1993 album by the band Winger
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pull

  14. Pull
    • (v. t.) To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one; to pluck; as, to pull fruit; to pull flax; to pull a finch. • (v. t.) To draw apart; to tear; to rend. • (v. t.) To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one; as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar. • (v. t.) To hold back, and so prevent from winning; as, the fa...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  15. pull
    (from the article `cricket`) ...the ball is deflected behind the wicket on the leg side; cut, in which the batsman hits a ball on the uprise (after it has hit the ground on the ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/132

  16. Pull
    Used in the context of general equities. See: Cancel.
    Found on http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg

  17. Pull
    Referring to general equities, to cancel. Discover What It’s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
    Found on http://www.equitrend.com/glossary3130.as

  18. Pull
    Decorative and functional object attached to a drawer or door to allow easy grip for opening and closing.
    Found on http://www.artisansofthevalley.com/comm_

  19. pull
    1. special advantage or influence
    2. a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
    3. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
    4. a sustained effort

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  20. Pull
    Usually refers to the proportion of response by mail or phone to a given promotional activity.
    Found on http://www.nmoa.org/Library/index.htm


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