WIKTIONARY

pulling

Verb

Noun

pull

Interjection

∙ Command used by a target shooter to request that the target be released/launched. sports

Noun

∙ An act of pulling (applying force)
∙ An attractive force which causes motion towards the source
∙ Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope
∙ Something in one's favour in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing. slang, dated
∙ Appeal or attraction (as of a movie star)
∙ The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology Internet, uncountable
∙ A journey made by rowing
∙ A contest; a struggle. dated
∙ Loss or violence suffered. obsolete, poetic
∙ The act of drinking. slang
∙ A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side. cricket
∙ A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path. golf

Verb

∙ To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force. transitive, intransitive
∙ To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck.
∙ To attract or net; to pull in.
∙ To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
∙ To persuade (someone) to have sex with one. transitive, intransitive, Britain, Ireland, slang
∙ To remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability. transitive
∙ To do or perform. transitive, informal
∙ To retrieve or generate for use. transitive
∙ To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.
∙ To row. intransitive
∙ To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.). transitive
∙ To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target. video games, transitive, intransitive
∙ To score a certain amount of points in a sport.
∙ To hold back, and so prevent from winning. horse-racing
∙ To take or make (a proof or impression); so called because hand presses were worked by pulling a lever. printing, dated
∙ To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.) cricket, golf
∙ To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source. Britain

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