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Meanings of pull in English

Portuguese
torcedura
Catalan
torçada

A sharp strain on muscles or ligaments.

        torcedura
        Catalan
        pipada

        A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

              pipada
              Portuguese
              puxar
              Catalan
              estirar
              Spanish
              estirar

              Cause to move by pulling.

                  Related terms
                  puxar
                  Portuguese
                  puxar
                  Spanish
                  atraer

                  Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.

                      puxar
                      Usage of pull in English
                      1
                      This could pull forward demand and help support near-term results, Yates said.
                      Reuters
                      2
                      Parents these days are expected to pull off a financial Mission: Impossible.
                      Reuters
                      3
                      I'n pull in about thirty different nations on a good clear night.
                      The Fireman
                      4
                      On the way down the pyramid, do 5 pull-ups after each problem.
                      Climbing Magazine
                      5
                      The German utilities decided to pull out of building new nuclear plants.
                      The Guardian
                      6
                      But is the rest of Europe really prepared to pull the plug?
                      Reuters
                      7
                      Either way, I'm afraid someone's going to pull the plug on reality.
                      The Great Book of Amber
                      8
                      You need to pull it off and fortunately, so far so good.
                      The Guardian
                      9
                      Europe used to pull people in, and it's letting people out now.
                      BBC
                      10
                      The Tajik government asked Russia in 2004 to pull out its troops.
                      Reuters
                      11
                      Labor members would pull in one direction, and upper-class members in another.
                      Problems of Conduct: An Introductory Survey of Ethics
                      12
                      Analysts say smaller players may instead choose to pull out of Europe.
                      Reuters
                      13
                      Ten minutes later, I heard a car pull to the curb outside.
                      Four to score
                      14
                      But could the Spirit pull off that crowd 12 times a year?
                      The Guardian
                      15
                      I've gone through periods where I'd pull plastic four days every week.
                      Climbing Magazine
                      16
                      We have got to pull more help in on this situation immediately.
                      Escape
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                      Translations for pull
                      Pull through the time
                      Pull across language varieties
                      Canada
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Common
                      Australia
                      Common
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