Synonyms for pull
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1. pullverb

   Synonyms:
   yank, withdraw, recall

2. pullnoun

   Synonyms:
   score

3. pullnoun

   to apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force

   He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out.

   Synonyms:
   tug, yank

   Antonyms:
   shove, push

4. pullnoun

   to persuade (someone) to have sex with one

   Synonyms:
   attraction, score

   Antonyms:
   repulsion

5. pullnoun

   to remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability

   Each day, they pulled the old bread and set out fresh loaves.

   Synonyms:
   handle, knob, rope, lever

   Antonyms:
   push, button, push button

6. pullverb

   to do or perform

   Synonyms:
   influence, carry out, do, execute, perform, complete, sway

7. pullverb

   Appeal or attraction or (as of a movie star)

   I'll have to pull a part number for that.

   Synonyms:
   generate, obtain, get ones hands on, get hold of, retrieve, lay ones hands on, get

8. pullverb

   Synonyms:
   tug, tow, drag, yank

   Antonyms:
   shove, repel, push

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1. pull

   One object draws another when it moves it toward itself or in the direction of its own motion by the exertion of adequate force, whether slight or powerful. To attract is to exert a force that tends to draw, tho it may produce no actual motion; all objects are attracted toward the earth, tho they may be sustained from falling. To drag is to draw against strong resistance; as, to drag a sled over bare ground, or a carriage up a steep hill. To pull is to exert a drawing force, whether adequate or inadequate; as, the fish pulls on the line; a dentist pulls a tooth. To tug is to draw, or try to draw, a resisting object with a continuous straining motion; as, to tug at the oar. To haul is to draw somewhat slowly a heavy object; as, to haul a seine; to haul logs. One vessel tows another. In the figurative sense, attract is more nearly akin to incline, draw to induce. We are attracted by one's appearance, drawn to his side. Compare ALLURE; ARRAY; INFLUENCE.

   See synonyms for DRIVE.

   Synonyms:
   allure, attract, drag, draw, entice, haul, incline, induce, lead, lure, tow, tug

   Antonyms:
   alienate, estrange, rebuff, reject, repel, repulse

   Preposition:
   To draw water from or out of the well; draw the boat through the water, to the shore; draw air into the lungs; draw with cords of love; the wagon is drawn by horses, along the road, across the field, over the stones, through the woods, to the barn.

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1. pull

   Synonyms:
   draw, drag, adduce, extract, tug, haul, pluck

   Antonyms:
   push, eject, extrude, propel

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1. pull, pullingnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   puff, pulling, twist, wrench, drag, clout

   Antonyms:
   force, push

2. pullnoun

   the force used in pulling

   "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"

   Synonyms:
   puff, pulling, twist, wrench, drag, clout

   Antonyms:
   push, force

3. pull, cloutnoun

   special advantage or influence

   "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"

   Synonyms:
   twist, slug, drag, poke, pulling, biff, lick, clout nail, puff, punch, wrench, clout

   Antonyms:
   push, force

4. pullnoun

   a device used for pulling something

   "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"

   Synonyms:
   puff, pulling, twist, wrench, drag, clout

   Antonyms:
   push, force

5. wrench, twist, pullnoun

   a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

   "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"

   Synonyms:
   turn, turn of events, spanner, drag, construction, device, gimmick, spin, twist, bend, clout, twisting, winding, wrench, wind, eddy, whirl, pulling, twirl, braid, puff, tress, kink, crook, plait

   Antonyms:
   force, push

6. puff, drag, pullnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   hassock, drag, comforter, powderpuff, pulling, clout, comfort, wrench, twist, quilt, puff, retarding force, pouffe, blow, whiff, ottoman, puff of air

   Antonyms:
   push, force

7. pullverb

   a sustained effort

   "it was a long pull but we made it"

   Synonyms:
   puff, pulling, twist, wrench, drag, clout

   Antonyms:
   push, force

8. pull, draw, forceverb

   cause to move by pulling

   "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

   Synonyms:
   absorb, take in, pressure, suck up, pull in, attract, get, overstretch, thread, quarter, ram, string, perpetrate, pull back, commit, depict, guide, describe, drag, disembowel, thrust, suck, delineate, deplumate, rive, make, hale, soak up, tie, cast, storm, get out, take out, drive, coerce, draw and quarter, root for, push, sop up, puff, reap, draw out, pass, squeeze, pluck, imbibe, impel, deplume, pull up, line, withdraw, pull out, force, draw, draw off, wedge, run, tear, rend, trace, extract, draw in, rip, displume, take up, eviscerate

   Antonyms:
   force, push

9. attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw inverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   absorb, earn, take in, suck up, pull in, attract, get, overstretch, thread, quarter, pass, sop up, perpetrate, pull back, commit, depict, guide, describe, drag, disembowel, draw off, suck, retract, delineate, deplumate, rive, make, string, curl up, soak up, tie, reap, gain, get out, take out, appeal, realise, draw and quarter, root for, cast, puff, suck in, get in, draw out, clear, pluck, imbibe, take up, deplume, pull up, line, move in, withdraw, pull out, force, draw, bring in, run, tear, rend, trace, extract, curl, draw in, realize, close in, rip, displume, collect, eviscerate

   Antonyms:
   force, push

10. pullverb

    move into a certain direction

    "the car pulls to the right"

    Synonyms:
    pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, perpetrate, commit, deplume, pull out, rive, take out, attract, rend, draw in

    Antonyms:
    push, force

11. pullverb

    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"

    Synonyms:
    pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, perpetrate, commit, deplume, pull out, rive, take out, attract, rend, draw in

    Antonyms:
    force, push

12. perpetrate, commit, pullverb

    perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

    "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"

    Synonyms:
    dedicate, pull in, place, attract, overstretch, perpetrate, intrust, trust, commit, deplumate, force, rive, invest, draw out, get out, take out, institutionalise, give, root for, devote, institutionalize, pluck, charge, practice, deplume, pull up, confide, pull out, draw, consecrate, tear, rend, send, extract, entrust, draw in, rip, displume, put

    Antonyms:
    push, force

13. draw, pull, pull out, get out, take outverb

    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"

    Synonyms:
    thread, withdraw, run, tie, deplume, draw, suck, absorb, displume, pull up, cast, deplumate, draw and quarter, reap, draw in, overstretch, escape, back down, bow out, root for, get out, pull back, disembowel, bring out, take up, omit, extract, get around, remove, rive, move out, sop up, take out, eviscerate, unpack, pull in, exclude, buy food, quarter, make, chicken out, pull out, get, describe, puff, rend, take away, soak up, pluck, drag, get off, take in, excerpt, attract, force, trace, get away, ask out, except, exit, get by, draw out, draw off, go out, rip, leave out, pass, line, invite out, guide, suck up, delineate, perpetrate, break, string, back off, leave off, depict, leave, tear, commit, imbibe

    Antonyms:
    force, push

14. pullverb

    steer into a certain direction

    "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"

    Synonyms:
    pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, perpetrate, commit, deplume, pull out, rive, take out, attract, rend, draw in

    Antonyms:
    force, push

15. pull, overstretchverb

    strain abnormally

    "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"

    Synonyms:
    pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, perpetrate, commit, deplume, pull out, rive, take out, attract, rend, draw in

    Antonyms:
    force, push

16. pull, drawverb

    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"

    Synonyms:
    absorb, take in, suck up, pull in, attract, get, overstretch, thread, quarter, string, perpetrate, pull back, commit, depict, guide, describe, drag, disembowel, suck, delineate, deplumate, rive, make, soak up, tie, cast, get out, take out, draw and quarter, root for, sop up, puff, reap, draw out, pass, pluck, imbibe, deplume, pull up, line, withdraw, pull out, force, draw, draw off, run, tear, rend, trace, extract, draw in, rip, displume, take up, eviscerate

    Antonyms:
    push, force

17. pullverb

    operate when rowing a boat

    "pull the oars"

    Synonyms:
    pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, perpetrate, commit, deplume, pull out, rive, take out, attract, rend, draw in

    Antonyms:
    push, force

18. pullverb

    rein in to keep from winning a race

    "pull a horse"

    Synonyms:
    pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, perpetrate, commit, deplume, pull out, rive, take out, attract, rend, draw in

    Antonyms:
    force, push

19. rend, rip, rive, pullverb

    tear or be torn violently

    "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

    Synonyms:
    pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, cleave, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, perpetrate, split, deplume, pull out, rive, commit, attract, rend, take out, draw in

    Antonyms:
    force, push

20. pullverb

    hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing

    "pull the ball"

    Synonyms:
    pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, perpetrate, commit, deplume, pull out, rive, take out, attract, rend, draw in

    Antonyms:
    force, push

21. pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displumeverb

    strip of feathers

    "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"

    Synonyms:
    roll, shoot, hook, pull in, attract, cull, overstretch, perpetrate, commit, rob, pick, snap, deplumate, rive, surcharge, soak, overcharge, pull off, buck, draw out, get out, take out, gazump, hustle, root for, bust, plunk, plume, pluck, charge, deplume, pull up, pick off, shoot down, pull out, force, draw, tear, rend, tweak, draw in, extract, rip, displume, rupture, fleece

    Antonyms:
    force, push

22. extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw outverb

    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"

    Synonyms:
    except, ask out, remove, leave out, express, evoke, pull in, draw up, attract, distill, overstretch, invite out, perpetrate, commit, prolong, take away, aspirate, move out, elicit, deplumate, force, rive, leave off, extend, suck out, distil, straighten up, get out, take out, press out, educe, back down, root for, buy food, bow out, exclude, protract, draw out, back off, pluck, chicken out, deplume, pull up, withdraw, pull out, draw, draw off, excerpt, unpack, tear, rend, extract, draw in, rip, displume, haul up, omit

    Antonyms:
    force, push

23. pull, root forverb

    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?"

    Synonyms:
    pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, perpetrate, commit, deplume, pull out, rive, take out, attract, rend, draw in

    Antonyms:
    push, force

24. pullverb

    take away

    "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"

    Synonyms:
    pull up, overstretch, extract, root for, force, draw out, rip, deplumate, get out, pluck, draw, displume, pull in, tear, perpetrate, commit, deplume, pull out, rive, take out, attract, rend, draw in

    Antonyms:
    push, force

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Advantage
   • Baseball
   • Device
   • Drive
   • Force
   • Hit
   • Inhalation
   • Injury
   • Move
   • Propulsion
   • Rein
   • Remove
   • Row
   • Side
   • Strip
   • Tear

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1. hauling

   exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself

   she hauled the laden basket up the slope

   Submitted by rinat on September 10, 2019  

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1. pullverb

   Synonyms:
   draw, haul, tug, drag

2. pullverb

   Synonyms:
   pluck, gather

3. pullverb

   Synonyms:
   tear, rend, draw apart

4. pullverb

   Synonyms:
   tug, give a pull

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1. pullverb

   Synonyms:
   draw, tug, haul, tow, drag, pluck, jerk, twitch

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1. List of paraphrases for "pull":

   sweater, shoot, traction, sweatshirt, attraction, tire, remove, withdraw, extraction, draw, tensile, extract, consumption, strech, heave, fire

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1. Don Marquis:

   Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.

2. Salman Rushdie:

   And so artists who go to that edge and push outwards often find very powerful forces pushing back. They find the forces of silence opposing the forces of speech. The forces of censorship against the forces of utterance, at that boundary is that push-and-pull between more and less. And that push and pull can be very dangerous to the artist. And many artists have suffered terribly for that.

3. George Burns:

   First you forget names, then you forget faces. Next you forget to pull your zipper up and finally, you forget to pull it down.

4. Nick Clegg:

   I totally rule out any arrangements with the SNP — in the same way I rule out any arrangements with UKIP — because there is no meeting point for me with one party that basically wants to pull our country to bits and another party that wants us to pull out of the EU, i would never recommend to the Liberal Democrats that we help establish a government which is basically on a life support system, where Alex Salmond could pull the plug any time he wants.

5. Antony Blinken:

   We said that we were in a window of time in which the invasion could come at any time. President Putin's put in place the capacity to act on very short notice. President Putin could pull the trigger. President Putin could pull it today. President Putin could pull it tomorrow. President Putin could pull it next week. The forces are there if President Putin wants to renew aggression against Ukraine.