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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pull \Pull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pulled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Pulling}.] [AS. pullian; cf. LG. pulen, and Gael. peall,
piol, spiol.]
1. To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.
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Ne'er pull your hat upon your brows. --Shak.
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He put forth his hand . . . and pulled her in.
--Gen. viii.
9.
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2. To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
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He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in
pieces; he hath made me desolate. --Lam. iii.
11.
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3. To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one; to
pluck; as, to pull fruit; to pull flax; to pull a finch.
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4. To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one;
as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar.
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5. (Horse Racing) To hold back, and so prevent from winning;
as, the favorite was pulled.
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6. (Print.) To take or make, as a proof or impression; --
hand presses being worked by pulling a lever.
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7. (Cricket) To strike the ball in a particular manner. See
{Pull}, n., 8.
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Never pull a straight fast ball to leg. --R. H.
Lyttelton.
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{To pull and haul}, to draw hither and thither. " Both are
equally pulled and hauled to do that which they are unable
to do. " --South.
{To pull down}, to demolish; to destroy; to degrade; as, to
pull down a house. " In political affairs, as well as
mechanical, it is easier to pull down than build up."
--Howell. " To raise the wretched, and pull down the
proud." --Roscommon.
{To pull a finch}. See under {Finch}.
{To pull off}, take or draw off.
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