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Meanings of pulling in English

Portuguese
tração
Catalan
estirada

The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you.

tração
Usage of pulling in English
1
The principie in the example of pulling the saw brings great clarity.
Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan
2
Members of the committee certainly have their fair share of pulling power.
News.com.au
3
Within ten minutes all these cars were pulling up outside the house.
Class of 88
4
China has a long history of pulling together in times of crises.
Reuters
5
Yet again, according to the organisers, Dublin has proved its pulling power.
The Irish Times
6
Many believe he is actually the one pulling the strings in government.
The South African
7
Aviva has been pulling out of some international markets in recent years.
Reuters
8
After nine years of pulling in contrary ways it feels meaninglessly late.
Radio NZ
9
The going was harder now; it was backbreaking work pulling the line.
Aground
10
However, I'm pulling out of the performance thing sooner than people think.
The Irish Times
11
Ten minutes later, he is seen pulling the bin into a lift.
The South African
12
Fact, he replied, pulling the paper back up and starting to read.
Sh*t my dad says
13
There was sadness too-thepower was pulling it in, no question now.
Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad
14
He wasn't leaving without staging a small protest however, pulling the No.
News.com.au
15
Spite started up; she used all fours, pulling and dragging herself along.
Blood and Bone
16
This weekend, Levante overtook them into 15th place, pulling a point ahead.
The Guardian
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Translations for pulling
Portuguese
traçãopuxão
Pulling through the time
Pulling across language varieties
Canada
Common
United States of America
Common
Australia
Common
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