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Word: pull (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

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.
  • Appeal or attraction or (as of a movie star)
  • internet uncountable The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in ''server pull'', ''pull technology''.
  • slang influence, especially as a means of gaining advantage

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Verb:

  • slang To succeed in finding a person with whom to have sex or to make out with somebody which is not in a relationship with you, eg "I pulled tonight!" - meaning the person made out.
  • intransitive To apply a force such that an object comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
  • To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.
  • slang To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.
  • informal to do or perform
  • online gaming Initiate combat with an enemy character in an online game.
  • transitive To apply a force to (an object) such that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
  • transitive to remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability
  • transitive To retrieve or generate for use.

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