| has gloss | (verb) 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 knees towards your chin"
pull |
| lexicalization | eng: pull |
| subclass of | (verb) do forcibly; exert force; "Don't force it!"
force |
| has subclass | (verb) twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest"
wrench, twist |
| has subclass | (verb) draw and bring closer; "she gathered her shawl around her shoulders"
gather |
| has subclass | (verb) exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away; "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies"
attract |
| has subclass | (verb) pull up; "He hitched up his socks and pants"
hitch up, hike up |
| has subclass | (verb) pluck or pull at with the fingers; "She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse"
pick at, pluck at, pull at |
| has subclass | (verb) use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
retract, pull back, draw back |
| has subclass | (verb) pull towards oneself; "He drew the crying child close"
draw close |