pull

English - Turkish

Definition of pull in English Turkish dictionary

Yağmur yağarsa ve toprak nemli olursa, otları çekmek daha kolay olur. - When rain's fallen and the soil is moist, it becomes easier to pull out weeds.

Bahçedeki yabani otları çekmek onun işi. - It's his job to pull the weeds in the garden.

{i} çekme

Benim bahçemdeki yabani otları çekmek için bir alete ihtiyacım var. - I need a tool for pulling weeds in my garden.

Bahçedeki yabani otları çekmek onun işi. - It's his job to pull the weeds in the garden.

{i} çekim

Matematiksel hesaplamalar yoluyla Le Verrier Uranüsün ötesindeki başka gezegenin varlığını tahmin etti. Bu gezegenin yer çekimi Uranüsün sıradışı hareketini açıkladı. - Through mathematical calculations, Le Verrier predicted the presence of another planet beyond Uranus. The gravitational pull of this planet would explain the unusual motion of Uranus.

{i} çekicilik

{i} harekete geçirme

{f} 1. çekmek: Six dogs were pulling the sled. Kızağı altı köpek çekiyordu. Who pulled the trigger? Tetiği çeken kimdi? Don't pull that rope! O

yük çekmek

tutamaç

(Askeri) lava etmek

{i} çekiş

Benim bahçemdeki yabani otları çekmek için bir alete ihtiyacım var. - I need a tool for pulling weeds in my garden.

O, oğlunun kulağını çekti. - He pulled his son by the ear.

kısa sandal gezintisi

iltimas

etki

Otobüs şoförü, Tom'un bilet ücreti için elli dolar uzatmasından etkilenmedi. - The bus driver was not impressed when Tom pulled out a $50 note to pay his fare.

Tom muhtemelen senin için torpil yapabilir ve seni o okula alabilir. - Tom can probably pull some strings for you and get you into that school.

O, senin için torpil yapabilir. - He can pull strings for you.

koparmak

{f} kenara çekmek (araba)

{i} arka çıkma

{i} nüfuzlu olma

{f} nefes çekmek

{f} içmek

{i} kürek çekme

{i} asılma

{f} çevirmek (iş)

{f} kürek çekmek

bir yudum içmek

{f} kalkmak (araba)

bir nefes çekmek

{f} girmek

yolmak matb

çıkarmak

topu eğri meydana getirecek şekilde atmak

{i} kayırma

{f} kenara parketmek

{i} zahmetli iş

{f} hareket etmek

kısa s

Marcy haberi duyduğunda göz yaşlarına boğuldu ama kısa sürede toparlandı. - Marcy burst into tears on hearing the news, but soon pulled herself together.

{i} teşvik

çekmek: Six dogs were pulling the sled. Kızağı altı köpek çekiyordu. Who pulled the trigger? Tetiği çeken kimdi? Don't pull that rope! O

{f} gelmek

(Bilgisayar) iste

{f} koparmak

(Fiili Deyim ) 1- çıkarmak , çekip çıkarmak 2- sökmek , yolmak

pull the plug

(deyim) pull the plug on someone [argo] birinin basarisina,serefine,is beklentilerine vb. zarar vermek

pull up

yanaştırmak

pull a number

Bir numara yapmak, bir numara çekmek, kandırmak

pull one's socks up

Çaba sarf etmek

pull your finger out

(Ev ile ilgili) Sıkı çalış

pull away

(bir yerden) uzaklaşmak: Pull away from the curb a little. Arabayı kaldırımdan azıcık uzaklaştır

pull away

ayrılmak

pull in

1. (motorlu taşıt) (bir yere) gelmek/girmek; (sürücü) arabasını (bir yere) sürmek: Pull in over there. Arabayı oraya çek./Oraya gir. 2

pull in

tutuklamak

pull off

(giysiyi) çıkarmak; (ağacın kabuğunu) soymak

pull off

{f} kenara çekmek

pull on

(Fiili Deyim ) üstüne çekmek , (çorap) giymek

pull out

çıkarmak

pull out

(motorlu taşıt) (bir yere) çıkmak; (sürücü) arabasını (bir yere) sürmek: He suddenly pulled out in front of pull out all the stops k.dili. (bir işte) hiçbir fedakârlıktan kaçınmamak/kaçmamak

Kenara çekmek zorundayız. - We have to pull over.

pull over

(Fiili Deyim ) kaldırıma yanaş(tır)mak

pull s.o.'s leg

biriyle dalga geçmek, birini işletmek

(Fiili Deyim ) 1- yukarı çekmek , kaldırmak 2- ileri gitmek

(Fiili Deyim ) 1- aşağı çekmek , indirmek 2- yıkmak

(Bilgisayar) aşağıya açılan menü

pull down menu

(Bilgisayar) çekmenü

pull down menu

(Bilgisayar) çekmeli menü

pull in opposite directions

pull one's socks up

aklını başına devşirmek

pull oneself together

(Askeri) dalıştan çıkış

Kenara çekmek zorundayız. - We have to pull over.

pull somebody down

zayıflatmak

pull somebody down

zayıf düşürmek

pull something down

yıkmak

pull something off

(Spor) barfiks çekmek

(Spor) barfiks

pull down the inflation

enflasyonu aşağıya çekmek

pull in

kenara çekilip durmak

yolun kenarına sürmek

pull one's punches

lafını esirgememek

pull one's socks up

aklını başına toplamak

pull one's socks up

işe koyulmak

pull one's weight

kendisine düşen işi yapmak

pull oneself together

toparlanmak

pull oneself together

özünü toplamak

pull oneself up by one's own bootstraps

kendi yağı ile kavrulmak

pull out

(tren) istasyondan ayrılmak

yolun kenarına çekmek

pull sb's leg

gırgır geçmek

pull sth to pieces

pull the rug out from under sb

birinin ayağını kaydırmak

pull the wool over sb's eyes

kandırmak

pull the wool over sb's eyes

anlamsızlığını belirtmek

duygularına hâkim olmak

(deyim) Birini katakulliye getirmek

pull a fast one

(deyim) Oyun etmek (kötü), oyuna getirmek, oyun oynamak, katakulli yapmak; numara yapmak

pull a muscle

kas çekilmesi

pull a so.'s leg

çekerek bir çok. 'bacak s

pull ahead

(Araç, taşıt) Öe geçmek

pull along

boyunca çekme

pull an all nighter

Durdurmak (at, araç vs.); durmak

çekin öyle. 'ın kulakları

pull somebody's leg

birilerinin ayağını çekme

pull someone's leg

(deyim) Şaka yapmak, dalga geçmek

pull something out of ass

Kıçından uydurmak

pull sth out of a hat/thin air

hokus pokus yapar gibi yoktan var etmek

pull strategy

(Ekonomi) Çekme stratejisi

pull the rug out from under s.o

k. dili birini desteklemekten vazgeçerek işini bozmak; birinin işini bozmak

pull the string

string çekme

pull together

(deyim) İşbiriliği yapmak, işbirliği ile çalışmak

pull yourself together

(deyim) kendine gel.kendine çekidüzen ver

pull-up

(Bilim, İlim) A pull-up iş an upper body compound pulling exercise where the body iş suspended by extended arms, gripping a fixed bar, then pulled up until the elbows are bent and the head iş higher than the hands, utilizing an overhand (pronated) grip. A traditional pull-up relies on upper body strength with no swinging or "kipping" (using a forceful initial movement of the legs in order to gain momentum). The exercise targets mainly the Latissimus Dorsi muscle in the back along with many other assisting muscles.‎ Pull-ups are similar to chin-ups, which are distinct due to the underhand (supinated) grip. The difference iş that palms are facing away from the practitioner in pull-ups, while in chin-ups the palms face toward the practitioner

(Spor) Barfiks

Polis, sahnenin arkasında sicim çeken biri olduğunu söylüyor. - The police say there's someone pulling string behind the scenes.

Ben araba çeken bir at gördüm. - I saw a horse pulling a cart.

(Gıda) didiklemek

(Havacılık) ayırmak

English - English

Definition of pull in English English dictionary: to do or perform
He regularly pulls 12-hour days, sometimes 14.; Appeal or attraction or (as of a movie star); Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope
a zipper pull.; To succeed in finding a person with whom to have sex
I pulled at the club last night.; The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology; To retrieve or generate for use
They'll go through their computer system and pull a report of all your order fulfillment records for the time period you specify.; to remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability
Each day, they pulled the old bread and set out fresh loaves.; To row
It had been a sort of race hitherto, and the rowers, with set teeth and compressed lips, had pulled stroke for stroke.; To apply a force such that an object comes toward the person or thing applying the force
You're going to have to pull harder to get that cork out of the bottle.; An attractive force which causes motion towards the source
She took a pull on her cigarette.; To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field; A journey made by rowing
As Blunt had said, the burning ship lay a good twelve miles from the Malabar, and the pull was a long and a weary one. Once fairly away from the protecting sides of the vessel that had borne them thus far on their dismal journey, the adventurers seemed to have come into a new atmosphere.; To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force; To persuade (someone) to have sex with one
He's pulled that bird over there.; An act of pulling (applying force)
He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out.; influence, especially as a means of gaining advantage; rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse"; {n} the act of pulling, a pluck, effort; {v} to pluck, draw violently, drag, degrade; If you pull something apart, you break or divide it into small pieces, often in order to put them back together again in a different way. If I wanted to improve the car significantly I would have to pull it apart and start again; A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side; = Used product that was integrated into something These are typically removed from systems that were upgraded after being delivered to the customer; To remove an event from an event queue Compare peek; tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"; A knob, handle, or lever, etc; operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"; When a driver or vehicle pulls to a stop or a halt, the vehicle stops. He pulled to a stop behind a pickup truck; When a vehicle, animal, or person pulls a cart or piece of machinery, they are attached to it or hold it, so that it moves along behind them when they move forward. This is early-20th-century rural Sussex, when horses still pulled the plough; special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"; a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"; also, to force a particular card to be played ("My Ace of Trump pulled Pat's Ten [because Pat had to follow suit] "); {i} act of grabbing and drawing away; influence; press proof, test print used for proofreading before a print run (Printing); handle, grip; To pull a stunt or a trick on someone means to do something dramatic or silly in order to get their attention or trick them. Everyone saw the stunt you pulled on me; If you pull a muscle, you injure it by straining it. Dave pulled a back muscle and could barely kick the ball He suffered a pulled calf muscle; the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"; Something in one's favor in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing; as, in weights the favorite had the pull; take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"; When you pull something, you hold it firmly and use force in order to move it towards you or away from its previous position. They have pulled out patients' teeth unnecessarily Erica was solemn, pulling at her blonde curls I helped pull him out of the water Someone pulled her hair He knew he should pull the trigger, but he was suddenly paralysed by fear Pull as hard as you can I let myself out into the street and pulled the door shut. Pull is also a noun. The feather must be removed with a straight, firm pull; like a kickoff in football, the throw that begins the possesion; move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right"; In pace line riding, the riders usually take turns riding in front, allowing the others to draft behind them The rider in front is "taking a pull", pulling the others along in his or her slipstream; a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"; 1 (aka: "yank", "jerk") a shot that goes to the left of the intended line for a right-handed player 2 to select a club or remove it from the bag Opposite of 'push' Example: 1 "I pulled my putt slightly, but it still went in " 2 "The gallery went silent as he pulled out his driver "; The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to move something by drawing toward one; perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"; The automatic loading or reloading of a document or data at a specific time or time interval by a browser; If you pull yourself or pull a part of your body in a particular direction, you move your body or a part of your body with effort or force. Hughes pulled himself slowly to his feet He pulled his arms out of the sleeves She tried to pull her hand free Lillian brushed his cheek with her fingertips. He pulled away and said, `Don't!'; To hit a shot straight but to the left of the intended target; to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps: see bootstraps to pull a face: see face to pull someone's leg: see leg to pull your punches: see punch to pull rank: see rank to pull out all the stops: see stop to pull strings: see string to pull your weight: see weight to pull the wool over someone's eyes: see wool; The act of drinking; as, to take a pull at the beer, or the mug; To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope; The act of rowing; as, a pull on the river; To take a turn at the front of a pace line, thus pulling the other riders along; If someone pulls someone else, they succeed in attracting them sexually and in spending the rest of the evening or night with them; See Pull, n; A pluck; loss or violence suffered; cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"; apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your kneees towards your chin"; If someone pulls a gun or a knife on someone else, they take out a gun or knife and threaten the other person with it. They had a fight. One of them pulled a gun on the other I pulled a knife and threatened her; a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"; a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"; the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"; A pull is a strong physical force which causes things to move in a particular direction. the pull of gravity; To stop a blow short by the tensing of muscles; When you pull an object from a bag, pocket, or cupboard, you put your hand in and bring the object out. Jack pulled the slip of paper from his shirt pocket Wade walked quickly to the refrigerator and pulled out another beer; direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"; In a race or contest, if you pull ahead of or pull away from an opponent, you gradually increase the amount by which you are ahead of them. He pulled away, extending his lead to 15 seconds; (02/08/25) "Mishima book ordered pulled"; The Tokyo District Court has ordered a publisher to stop selling a book that depicts a homosexual affair with Yukio Mishima A red car pulled up near my house He pulled to a stop behind a truck (by Nikkei); A hit executed by a batter "pulling" an off-side pitch (see definition) around his body towards his other (i e on, or leg) side (see definition); To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one; as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar
pull a: to emulate a behaviour generally attributed to the individual named
He pulled an Elvis and got really fat.
pull a Homer: To succeed despite idiocy
pull a face: To make an abnormal facial expression, either intentionally of because of an emotion
pull a fast one: to deceive or trick
The con artist is trying to pull a fast one on the store.
pull ahead: to start being in a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition)
After being neck-and-neck the whole race, Gibbs managed to pull ahead in the final lap.
pull an all-nighter: Work diligently throughout the night
pull an oar: To contribute toward a group effort
pull apart: to open something by pulling on various parts of it
pull away: To move ahead
Schumacher is beginning to pull away from the rest of the racers.
pull back: To score when the team is losing
Ronaldinho pulled back a goal for Barca in injury time with a classy free-kick, but it was clearly too little too late to prevent their third Liga defeat.
pull back: To retract
pull back: to pull in order to reveal something underneath or behind
An uncircumcised man should always take special precautions when bathing to pull back the foreskin and clean carefully around the glans.
pull back: To pull in a backwards direction
pull back: To retreat
Central African armed forces (FACA) troops were forced to pull back from the town and were planning an operation to retake it, the source said.
pull back: To pass (the ball) into a position further from the attacking goal
Jason Scotland should have scored after Tamas advanced purposefully down the right before pulling the ball back into the path of his team-mate, who shot straight at Myhill.
pull down: To make (something) lower (especially of clothes)
pull down: To demolish or destroy (a building etc.)
pull factor: The lure of another country, region, organization, or religion
Family is often a pull factor for older adults. A senior may want to move closer to family for two fundamental reasons:.
pull factors: plural form of pull factor
pull in: to pull something, so that comes inside
After falling out of the boat, the crew pulled him in.
pull in: to tighten a sail by pulling on a rope
pull in the main sheet.
pull in: to approach a station
Quick! The train's pulling in.
pull in: to arrest
pull in: to earn
He pulls in a lot of money.
pull my finger: A phrase used when playing a prank regarding flatulence, in which a mark is asked to pull the finger of the person playing the prank, who simultaneously flatulates so as to suggest a causal relationship between the pulling of the finger and the resulting expulsion of gas
Charlie: Well, Bob, just pull my finger..
pull off: To achieve; to succeed at something difficult
Six pages is a lot to write in one night. Do you think she can pull it off?.
pull off: To remove by pulling
Pull off old blossoms so that the plant will keep flowering.
pull one's finger out: To stop wasting time in preliminaries, and concentrate on the important task
You've been sitting there all week, it's time you sorted yourself out and pulled your finger out!.
pull one's head in: To withdraw as a turtle might; to discontinue support of a particular argument
I really should have pulled my head in once they produced that evidence.
pull one's own weight: To do the work that one is obligated to
He isn't really pulling his own weight at work.
pull one's punches: Alternative form of pull punches
pull one's socks up: To start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts
They're all going to pull their socks up and play a bit better.
pull one's weight: To do the work that one is obligated to
He isn't really pulling his weight at work.
pull oneself together: To become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
Damn, damn, damnation! he murmured, together with such other words as he had learnt from older men. Then he raised his hand to his forehead and said, Oh, damn it all— which meant something different. He pulled himself together. He drank a little tea, black and silent, that still survived upon an upper shelf. He swallowed some dusty crumbs of cake. Then he went back to the sitting-room, settled himself anew, and began to read a volume of Ruskin.
pull oneself up by one's bootstraps: To begin an enterprise or recover from a setback without any outside help; to succeed only on one's own effort or abilities
It is conjectured that Mr. Murphee will now be enabled to hand himself over the Cumberland river or a barn yard fence by the straps of his boots.
pull out: To use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control
pull out: To withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat
The troops pulled out of the conflict.
pull out: To maneuver a vehicle from the side of a road onto the lane
When joining a road, you should check for traffic before pulling out.
pull out: To remove something from a container
He pulled out his gun before she had a chance to scream.
pull out all the stops: To reserve or hold back nothing
They pulled out all the stops for the gala wedding.
pull out of the hat: To select at random, or seemingly at random
pull over: To cause to pull over
Police:Yes, please breathe into this, sir, we need to take an alcotest.
pull over: To come to a stop, and turn off the road (i.e. onto the roadside or hard shoulder)
Can you pull over just after the post office? My house is nextdoor.
pull punches: To word something delicately to avoid giving offense or inciting anger
pull punches: To avoid using a high level of force when punching
pull quotes: plural form of pull quote
pull rank: To assert one's authority over a subordinate who disagrees
pull somebody's leg: To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying
I hadn't pulled Mrs. Barstow's leg for any of that stuff, she had just handed it to me on a platter, and that wasn't my fault.
pull someone down a peg: To lower someone's high self-opinion
She longed to pull him down a peg or two.
pull station: A button, lever, or other device in a building used to set off the fire alarm when manually pulled, pushed or otherwise activated
pull strings: To control a person, organization, or situation by operating behind the scenes, as a puppeteer controls a marionette
It may have begun that way, says a senior Pentagon official, but as these attacks grow more numerous, you get the sense that there's someone pulling the strings at a higher level..
pull strings: To manipulate a situation, especially by asking favours of others; to use one's influence with others to attain a desired goal
He has the job not because of talent, but because his dad pulled strings with the boss.
pull teeth: To do something that is especially difficult or effortful
You will probably have to pull teeth to get a straight answer from a car salesman.
pull teeth: To remove teeth, usually because they are diseased or damaged
pull the fire alarm: To cause the fire alarm to go off, by pulling the button on the fire alarm pull station
pull the other leg: In imperative/precative form, used to imply that the speaker does not accept or believe what another has just said
pull the other one, it's got bells on: A jocular expression used to express disbelief. An extension of the phrase, and response to having, someone pulling my leg (teasing or goading by jokingly lying); the implication is that one leg has been pulled, and the joker will have more fun with the other one due to the bells
Arthur: I am,... and this is my trusty servant Patsy. We have ridden the length and breadth of the land in search of knights who will join me in my court at Camelot.
pull the plug: to cease from production or publication
pull the plug: to cease to support; to halt
It's a wonder the director didn't pull the plug on that project months ago.
pull the plug: to cease life support
pull the plug: to unplug or cut power
He put an end to the loud music by pulling the plug.
pull the string: To throw an off-speed pitch, a change up, to cause the hitter to swing early and miss
pull the trigger: To fire a gun
pull the trigger: To shoot, kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal
pull the trigger: To commit to a course of action
Some traders are too afraid to pull the trigger and just watch the market without ever getting involved.
pull the wool over somebody's eyes: to deceive (someone)
pull through: to come through pain and trouble through perseverance
pull together: To unite for a common objective
pull up: drive close to something, especially a curb
Pull up to that curb slowly, you don't want to scratch that other car.
pull up: retrieve; get
Pull up that website for me, it looks quite interesting.
pull up: lift upwards or vertically
I pull up the level when I want to make my car go into first gear.
pull up a pew: to take a seat, normally used as a casual invitation
Come in, pull up a pew. Do you like chips? I have ketchup.
pull up stakes: To prepare to move one's usually temporary habitation, especially rapidly
They just pulled up stakes and left.
pull up stumps: To relocate, emigrate, move one's home to some other place
pull up stumps: To cease doing something, at least for the day
pull-back: A pass into a position further from the attacking goal
pull-down: a technique by which a protein is being brought down in a test tube by another
pull-down: A dynamic menu; a list of options in a computer application which appears below a heading when it is selected, and remains only as long as the user needs it
pull-focus: A filming technique whereby the focal point is drawn towards the viewer; also a shot (as part of an edit) in which such a technique is used. Also used attributively
To set up a pull-focus shot, frame your shot so that the two subjects, at different distances from the camera, are in view.
pull-in: A rest stop; a place at the side of a road where drivers can rest
pull-quote: In newspaper and magazine publishing, a brief excerpt drawn from an article and used out of context
pull-up: An exercise done for strengthening the arms and back, in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar
pull a long face: look worried; look unhappy
pull into: When a vehicle or driver pulls into a place, the vehicle moves into the place and stops there. He pulled into the driveway in front of her garage She pulled the car into a tight parking space on a side street
pull the plug: prevent from happening or continuing; "The government pulled the plug on spending
pull a rabbit out of a hat: (Ev ile ilgili) Do something surprising
pull a rabbit out of your hat: (Ev ile ilgili) Do something surprising
pull a trick on someone: Deceive someone
pull one's socks up: Make an effort to improve
pull your finger out: start working hard
pull a fast one: (deyim) Successfully deceive someone
pull no punches: (deyim) Hold nothing back
pull station: (Fire alarm pull station) A fire alarm pull station is an active fire protection device, usually wall-mounted, that, when activated, initiates an alarm on a fire alarm system. In its simplest form, the user activates the alarm by pulling the handle down, which completes a circuit and locks the handle in the activated position, and sending an alarm to the fire alarm control panel. Fire alarm pull station are often reset using a key, which allows the handle to go back up to its normal position. Single pull systems are simpler, but run a higher risk of accidental pulls
pull together: (deyim) Join your efforts with those of others; work on a task together; cooperate
a pull: {n} haul
puller: {n} one who pulls or plucks, a slanderer
pull into: When a vehicle or driver pulls into a place, the vehicle moves into the place and stops there. "He pulled into the driveway in front of her garage.", "She pulled the car into a tight parking space on a side street."
pull apart: separate into pieces; severely criticize
pull away: If you pull away from someone that you have had close links with, you deliberately become less close to them. Other daughters, faced with their mother's emotional hunger, pull away He'd pulled away from her as if she had leprosy
pull away: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
pull away: When a vehicle or driver pulls away, the vehicle starts moving forward. I stood in the driveway and watched him back out and pull away
pull back: move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull back your arms!"
pull back: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
pull back: If someone pulls back from an action, they decide not to do it or continue with it, because it could have bad consequences. They will plead with him to pull back from confrontation The British government threatened to make public its disquiet but then pulled back
pull back: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
pull back: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
pull back: move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull back your arms!
pull back: pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"
pull back: If troops pull back or if their leader pulls them back, they go some or all of the way back to their own territory. They were asked to pull back from their artillery positions around the city He pulled back forces from Mongolia, and he withdrew from Afghanistan
pull down: Area of material next to the penetrating edge of a piercing punch or die edge of the blanking station, where the material yields i e flows in the direction of the applied force, creating a rounded edge Also known as "rollover "
pull down: cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"
pull down: To pull down a building or statue means to deliberately destroy it. They'd pulled the registry office down which then left an open space A small crowd attempted to pull down a statue. = demolish
pull down: To pull down a menu from the menu bar at the top of the screen, move the pointer to the menu name, press and hold the mouse button, move the mouse so that the pointer is on the menu you want Release the mouse button to choose that menu
pull down: destroy; lower
pull down: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
pull down: Area of material next to the penetrating edge of a piercing punch, or die edge of the blanking station, where the material yields, i e flows in the direction of the applied force, creating a rounded edge Also known as "roll-over "
pull for: hope for success, pray for a good result
pull in: get or bring together; "accumulate evidence"
pull in: When a vehicle or driver pulls in somewhere, the vehicle stops there. He pulled in at the side of the road The van pulled in and waited
pull in: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
pull in: see pull 9
pull in: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
pull in: move into (a station) of trains; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station"
pull in: move into (a station) of trains; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station
pull off: be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs
pull off: If you pull off something very difficult, you succeed in achieving it. The National League for Democracy pulled off a landslide victory It will be a very, very fine piece of mountaineering if they pull it off
pull off: cause to withdraw; "We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged"
pull off: If a vehicle or driver pulls off the road, the vehicle stops by the side of the road. I pulled off the road at a small village pub One evening, crossing a small creek, he pulled the car off the road
pull off: {i} act of pulling off; rest area, area located near a major highway where cars can stop for a short while
pull off: remove by drawing or pulling; "She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese"
pull off: {f} succeed, accomplish something in spite of difficulties; remove; bring a vehicle to the side of the road; cause to withdraw
pull off: pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
pull out: remove, tear out; abandon; exit, depart; abandonment, departure; detachable sheet
pull out: If a country pulls out of recession or if someone pulls it out, it begins to recover from it. Sterling has been hit by the economy's failure to pull out of recession What we want to see today are policies to pull us out of this recession. see also pull-out
pull out: A flight maneuver at the bottom of a dive or descent
pull out: If troops pull out of a place or if their leader pulls them out, they leave it. The militia in Lebanon has agreed to pull out of Beirut Economic sanctions will be lifted once two-thirds of their forces have pulled out His government decided to pull its troops out of Cuba
pull out: When a vehicle or driver pulls out, the vehicle moves out into the road or nearer the centre of the road. She pulled out into the street He was about to pull out to overtake the guy in front of him
pull out: draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
pull out: move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire
pull out: move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"
pull out: If you pull out of an agreement, a contest, or an organization, you withdraw from it. The World Bank should pull out of the project A racing injury forced Stephen Roche to pull out
pull out: remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
pull out: bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
pull out: A type of hand deploy pilot chute where the pilot chute is packed inside the container and pulled out using a handle with a lanyard to the pilot chute
pull out of: leave, exit, abandon
pull over: When a vehicle or driver pulls over, the vehicle moves closer to the side of the road and stops there. He noticed a man behind him in a blue Ford gesticulating to pull over
pull over: steer a vehicle to the side of the road; "The car pulled over when the ambulance approached at high speed
pull over: bring a vehicle to the side of the road
pull over: If the police pull over a driver or vehicle, they make the driver stop at the side of the road, usually because the driver has been driving dangerously. The officers pulled him over after a high-speed chase Police pulled over his Mercedes near Dieppe. see also pullover
pull through: If someone with a serious illness or someone in a very difficult situation pulls through, they recover. Everyone was very concerned whether he would pull through or not It is only our determination to fight that has pulled us through. ways of helping Russia pull through its upheavals

pull

Turkish pronunciation

pûl

Synonyms

drag, tow, tug, yank, score, recall, withdraw, carry out, complete, do, execute, perform, generate, get, get hold of

Antonyms

push, repel, shove, repulsion, button, push button, deter, repulse

Pronunciation

/ˈpo͝ol/ /ˈpʊl/

Etymology

[ 'pul also 'p&l ] (verb.) before 12th century. From Middle English pullen, from Old English pullian (“to pull, tug, pluck”). Related to Low Saxon pulen (“to pick, pluck, pull, tear”), Middle Dutch pullen (“to drink”), Old Norse pūla (“to beat”).