Definition of pull

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• pull is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
• pull is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
• pull is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of pull

• strip of feathers (verb)

  Examples

  1. pull a chicken

  Synonyms

  1. deplumate
  2. deplume
  3. displume
  4. pluck
  5. tear
• a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments (noun)

  Examples

  1. he was sidelined with a hamstring pull

  Synonyms

  1. twist
  2. wrench
• perform an act, usually with a negative connotation (verb)

  Examples

  1. pull a bank robbery

  Synonyms

  1. commit
  2. perpetrate
• remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense (verb)

  Examples

  1. pull weeds

  Synonyms

  1. draw out
  2. extract
  3. pull out
  4. pull up
  5. rip out
  6. take out
  7. tear out
• special advantage or influence (noun)

  Examples

  1. the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull

  Synonyms

  1. clout
• direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb)

  Examples

  1. The ad pulled in many potential customers
  2. This pianist pulls huge crowds

  Synonyms

  1. attract
  2. draw
  3. draw in
  4. pull in
• bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover (verb)

  Examples

  1. pull out a gun
  2. The mugger pulled a knife on his victim

  Synonyms

  1. draw
  2. get out
  3. pull out
  4. take out
• a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. drag
  2. puff
• take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for (verb)

  Examples

  1. I'm pulling for the underdog

  Synonyms

  1. root for
• tear or be torn violently (verb)

  Examples

  1. pull the cooked chicken into strips

  Synonyms

  1. rend
  2. rip
  3. rive
• cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense (verb)

  Examples

  1. A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter

  Synonyms

  1. draw
• the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you (noun)

  Examples

  1. the pull up the hill had him breathing harder
  2. his strenuous pulling strained his back

  Synonyms

  1. pulling
• cause to move by pulling (verb)

  Examples

  1. pull a sled

  Synonyms

  1. draw
• strain abnormally (verb)

  Examples

  1. I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up
  2. The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition

  Synonyms

  1. overstretch
• a device used for pulling something (noun)

  Examples

  1. he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer
• apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion (verb)

  Examples

  1. pull the string gently
  2. pull the trigger of the gun
  3. pull your knees towards your chin
• a sustained effort (noun)

  Examples

  1. it was a long pull but we made it
• hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing (verb)

  Examples

  1. pull the ball
• move into a certain direction (verb)

  Examples

  1. the car pulls to the right
• operate when rowing a boat (verb)

  Examples

  1. pull the oars
• rein in to keep from winning a race (verb)

  Examples

  1. pull a horse
• steer into a certain direction (verb)

  Examples

  1. pull one's horse to a stand
• take away (verb)

  Examples

  1. pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf
• the force used in pulling (noun)

  Examples

  1. the pull of the moon
  2. the pull of the current

See definition of pull in Merriam Webster