əˈtɹækt kəˈmɪt

diːˈpluːm dɹɔː dɹɔ ˈɛkstɹækt ˈpɜː(ɹ).pə.ˌtɹeɪt plʌk pʊl pʊl ɹɪˈmuːv ɹɛnd teɪk tɛə teɪɹ aʊt twɪst wɪðˈdɹɔː strain abnormally I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition 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 remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract remove a threat remove a wrapper Remove the dirty dishes from the table take the gun from your pocket This machine withdraws heat from the environment Take that weight off me! pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf a sustained effort it was a long pull but we made it 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 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? 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 strip of feathers pull a chicken pluck the capon hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing pull the ball cause to move by pulling draw a wagon pull a sled 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 tear or be torn violently The curtain ripped from top to bottom pull the cooked chicken into strips 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 rein in to keep from winning a race pull a horse operate when rowing a boat pull the oars 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 steer into a certain direction pull one's horse to a stand Pull the car over move into a certain direction the car pulls to the right 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 perform an act, usually with a negative connotation perpetrate a crime pull a bank robbery a device used for pulling something he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer special advantage or influence the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull the force used in pulling the pull of the moon the pull of the current a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell he was sidelined with a hamstring pull