PULL


Meaning of PULL in English

I

n.

force

1) gravitational ~

influence

( colloq. )

2) to use one's ~

3) the ~ to + inf. (she had enough ~ to avoid paying the fine)

II

v.

1) to ~ hard

2)( AE ; colloq. ) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ for ('to support') (we were ~ing for the home team; they were ~ing for our team to win)

3) ( d ; intr. ) ('to move') to ~ into (the train ~ed into the station)

4) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ off ('to turn off') (to ~ off the road)

5) ( D ; intr. ) ('to tug') to ~ on (to ~ on a rope)

6) ( d ; intr. ) ('to move') to ~ out of (the train ~ed out of the station; to ~ out of a dive)

7) ( d ; tr. ) ('to lift') to ~ out of (they ~ed her out of the water)

8) ( misc. ) to ~ a gun on smb.

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.