- pull
- In.force
1) gravitational pull
influence(colloq.)
2) to use one's pull
3) the pull to + inf. (she had enough pull to avoid paying the fine)
IIv.1) to pull hard
2)(AE; colloq.) (d; intr.) to pull for ('to support') (we were pulling for the home team; they were pulling for our team to win)
3) (d; intr.) ('to move') to pull into (the train pulled into the station)
4) (d; intr.) to pull off ('to turn off') (to pull off the road)
5) (D; intr.) ('to tug') to pull on (to pull on a rope)
6) (d; intr.) ('to move') to pull out of (the train pulled out of the station; to pull out of a dive)
7) (d; tr.) ('to lift') to pull out of (they pulled her out of the water)
8) (misc.) to pull a gun on smb.
* * *[pʊl](misc.) to pull a gun on smb.['force'] gravitational pull['influence'] (colloq.) to use one's pullto pull hardthe pull to + inf. (she had enough pull to avoid paying the fine)(d; intr.) ('to move') to pull into (the train pulled into the station)(d; intr.) ('to move') to pull out of (the train pulled out of the station; to pull out of a dive)(d; tr.) ('to lift') to pull out of (they pulled her out of the water)(d; intr.) to pull off (to pull off the road; 'to turn off)(D; intr.) ('to tug') to pull on (to pull on a rope)(AE; colloq.) (d; intr.) to pull for (we were pulling for the home team; they were pulling for our team to win; 'to support')
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.