Tug

verb

1. To exert force upon so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the force
2. To stretch (cooling candy) repeatedly

   "pull taffy"

3. To strain abnormally

   "pull a tendon"

4. To hold back (a racehorse) from winning
5. To work (an oar) by drawing back strongly
6. To draw out from the skin

   "pull feathers from a rooster's tail"

7. To pluck from a plant or by the roots

   "pull flowers"

8. Extract

   "pull a tooth"

9. To hit (a ball) toward the left from a right-handed swing or toward the right from a left-handed swing compare push
10. To draw apart rend, tear
11. To print (something, such as a proof) by impression
12. To remove from a place or situation

    "pull the engine"

13. Revoke

    "If they're caught dumping, they'll get their license pulled."

14. To bring (a weapon) into the open

    "pulled a knife"

15. Perform, carry out

    "pull an all-nighter"

16. Commit, perpetrate

    "pull a robbery"

17. Put on, assume

    "pull a grin"

18. To act or behave in the manner of

    "pulled a Horace Greely and went west"

19. To draw the support or attention of attract

    "pull votes"

20. Obtain, secure

    "pulled a B in the course"

21. To demand or obtain an advantage over someone by the assertion of

    "pull rank"

22. To use force in drawing, dragging, or tugging
23. To move especially through the exercise of mechanical energy

    "the car pulled clear of the rut"

24. To strain against the bit
25. To draw a gun
26. To admit of being pulled
27. To feel or express strong sympathy root

    "pulling for my team to win"

28. To move back from the line of scrimmage and toward one flank to provide blocking for a ballcarrier

noun

1. The act or an instance of pulling
2. The effort expended in moving

   "a long pull uphill"

3. Force required to overcome resistance to pulling

   "a trigger with a four pound pull"

4. A competition in which a heavily weighted sled is pulled by participants usually using draft animals or machines

   "a tractor pull"

5. Advantage
6. Special influence
7. Proof
8. A device for pulling something or for operating by pulling

   "a drawer pull"

9. A force that attracts, compels, or influences attraction
10. An injury resulting from abnormal straining or stretching

    "a muscle pull"

verb

1. To draw oneself back or away withdraw
2. To move off or ahead

adjective

1. Being or appearing below a selected item (such as an icon) in a window overlaying the original view on a computer display

   "The Mac screen offered help from cartoons, pointing devices, and commands on pull-down screens, making it vastly easier to comprehend than the nearly blank screen IBM presented."

verb

1. Demolish, destroy
2. To hunt down overcome
3. To bring to a lower level reduce
4. To depress in health, strength, or spirits
5. To draw or earn (wages or salary)

verb

1. Check, restrain
2. Arrest
3. To arrive at a destination or come to a stop

verb

1. To carry out despite difficulties accomplish successfully against odds

   "the team pulled off an upset"

idiomatic phrase

1. To begin to proceed in an effective way to become prepared, organized, etc.

   "We're going to have to pull our shit together if we want to make the deadline."

2. To begin to live one's life in a responsible and mature way

   "He got in a lot of trouble when he was younger, but he's really pulled his shit together."

verb

1. Leave, depart
2. Withdraw

verb

1. To steer one's vehicle to the side of the road
2. To cause to pull over

   "pulled him over for speeding"