pull
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～ remove, 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
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～ perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
pull ahead
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～ obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"; "win points"
pull down
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～ 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 back
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～ pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
pull out
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～ move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"
pull
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～ 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?"
pull
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～ steer into a certain direction; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"
pull back
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～ 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 at
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～ pluck or pull at with the fingers; "She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse"
pull
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～ tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
pull off
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～ 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
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～ operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"
pull
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～ take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"
pull off
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～ 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 out
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～ 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 over
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～ steer a vehicle to the side of the road; "The car pulled over when the ambulance approached at high speed"
pull in
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～ 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 back
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～ stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"
pull
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～ 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"