I. verb
1.
Synonyms: extract 1, evulse, tear, yank
2.
to cause to move toward or after an applied force
pull a trunk across the floor
Synonyms: drag, draw, haul, lug, tow, tug
Related Word: strain; heave; jerk, wrench, yank; drive, impel, push, shove
3.
Synonyms: strain 2
4.
Synonyms: row , oar, paddle
Idioms: pull on the oar ( or oars)
5.
Synonyms: commit 2, perpetrate
Idioms: ||go and do
6.
Synonyms: don 2, assume, put on, strike, take on
7.
Synonyms: get 1, chalk up, gain, have, land, obtain, pick up, procure, secure, win
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: draw 1, drag, puff
2.
the power or ability to secure special favor or partiality
had lots of pull with the government
Synonyms: clout, ||drag, in, influence; compare influence 1
Related Word: persuasion; wire-pulling
Idioms: backstairs influence
3.
Synonyms: attraction 1, allurement, appeal, attractiveness, call, draw, drawing power, lure, seduction