The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pull \Pull\, v. i.
   To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or
   hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope.
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   To pull apart, to become separated by pulling; as, a rope
      will pull apart.

   To pull up, to draw the reins; to stop; to halt.

   To pull through, to come successfully to the end of a
      difficult undertaking, a dangerous sickness, or the like.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pull \Pull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pulled; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Pulling.] [AS. pullian; cf. LG. pulen, and Gael. peall,
   piol, spiol.]
   1. To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.
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            Ne'er pull your hat upon your brows.  --Shak.
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            He put forth his hand . . . and pulled her in.
                                                  --Gen. viii.
                                                  9.
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   2. To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
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            He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in
            pieces; he hath made me desolate.     --Lam. iii.
                                                  11.
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   3. To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one; to
      pluck; as, to pull fruit; to pull flax; to pull a finch.
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   4. To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one;
      as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar.
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   5. (Horse Racing) To hold back, and so prevent from winning;
      as, the favorite was pulled.
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   6. (Print.) To take or make, as a proof or impression; --
      hand presses being worked by pulling a lever.
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   7. (Cricket) To strike the ball in a particular manner. See
      Pull, n., 8.
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            Never pull a straight fast ball to leg. --R. H.
                                                  Lyttelton.
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   To pull and haul, to draw hither and thither. " Both are
      equally pulled and hauled to do that which they are unable
      to do. " --South.

   To pull down, to demolish; to destroy; to degrade; as, to
      pull down a house. " In political affairs, as well as
      mechanical, it is easier to pull down than build up."
      --Howell. " To raise the wretched, and pull down the
      proud." --Roscommon.

   To pull a finch. See under Finch.

   To pull off, take or draw off.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pull \Pull\, n.
   1. The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to
      move something by drawing toward one.
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            I awakened with a violent pull upon the ring which
            was fastened at the top of my box.    --Swift.
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   2. A contest; a struggle; as, a wrestling pull. --Carew.
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   3. A pluck; loss or violence suffered. [Poetic]
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            Two pulls at once;
            His lady banished, and a limb lopped off. --Shak.
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   4. A knob, handle, or lever, etc., by which anything is
      pulled; as, a drawer pull; a bell pull.
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   5. The act of rowing; as, a pull on the river. [Colloq.]
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   6. The act of drinking; as, to take a pull at the beer, or
      the mug. [Slang] --Dickens.
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   7. Something in one's favor in a comparison or a contest; an
      advantage; means of influencing; as, in weights the
      favorite had the pull. [Slang]
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   8. (Cricket) A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to
      the off side, or an off ball to the side.
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            The pull is not a legitimate stroke, but bad
            cricket.                              --R. A.
                                                  Proctor.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pull
    n 1: the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward
         or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing
         harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back" [syn:
         pull, pulling]
    2: the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull
       of the current"
    3: special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a
       lot of pull" [syn: pull, clout]
    4: a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and
       opened the drawer"
    5: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his
       knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring
       pull" [syn: wrench, twist, pull]
    6: a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on
       his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the
       smoke slowly" [syn: puff, drag, pull]
    7: a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"
    v 1: cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
         [syn: pull, draw, force] [ant: force, push]
    2: 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"
       [syn: attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in] [ant:
       beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel,
       repulse]
    3: move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right"
    4: apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the
       motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull
       the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your
       knees towards your chin"
    5: perform an act, usually with a negative connotation;
       "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" [syn:
       perpetrate, commit, pull]
    6: 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" [syn: draw, pull, pull out, get
       out, take out]
    7: steer into a certain direction; "pull one's horse to a
       stand"; "Pull the car over"
    8: strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped
       up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition" [syn:
       pull, overstretch]
    9: cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force
       upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; "A declining
       dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"
       [syn: pull, draw]
    10: operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"
    11: rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse"
    12: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to
        bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: rend,
        rip, rive, pull]
    13: hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying
        through the swing; "pull the ball"
    14: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn:
        pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume]
    15: 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"
        [syn: extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out,
        draw out]
    16: 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?"
        [syn: pull, root for]
    17: take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket
        shelf"

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

542 Moby Thesaurus words for "pull":
   abandon, accomplish, adduct, adduction, affinity, allure,
   allurement, amperage, appeal, apprehend, armipotence, arrest,
   arrive, assume, attack, attract, attractance, attraction,
   attractiveness, attractivity, authority, avulse, back away,
   back off, back out, backstairs influence, be magnetic, be paid,
   beat a retreat, beat it, beef, bend, beverage, bias, bib,
   black power, blue, blueprint, boost, booze, bridle, bring off,
   bring out, brute force, buck up, bumper, bust, call, campaign for,
   capillarity, capillary attraction, captivate, capture, carry out,
   catch, catch a crab, centripetal force, chaff, chain-smoke, charge,
   charisma, chaw, check, chew, clout, cogence, cogency,
   cold-type proof, collar, color proof, come, come up to, complete,
   compulsion, computer proof, connections, constrain, contain,
   continue, control, cool, cool off, criticize, crook, cull, curb,
   curtail, curve, cut a crab, cut out, debase, decelerate, deflect,
   degrade, demolish, depart, deracinate, destroy, detach, devastate,
   deviate, diffract, diffuse, dig out, dig up, diminish, dint,
   discredit, disentangle, disgrace, dishonor, disperse, distort,
   diverge, divert, do, dogleg, dompt, draft, drag, drag out, draggle,
   drain the cup, dram, draw, draw back, draw in, draw out,
   draw towards, draw up, drawing, drawing power, drayage, dredge,
   dredge up, drench, drink, drink in, drink off, drink to, drink up,
   drive, drop, duress, earn, effect, effectiveness, effectuality,
   elongate, encourage, energy, engrave, enjoin, entice, eradicate,
   evacuate, evolve, evulse, excavate, excise, exsect, extend,
   extract, extraction, extricate, fall back, fascinate, favor,
   feather, feather an oar, flay, flee, flower power, force,
   force majeure, forcefulness, foundry proof, full blast, full force,
   gain, galley, galley proof, gargle, get, get better, get out,
   give up, give way, go, go and do, gouge out, govern, gravitation,
   gravity, grub up, guard, gulp, guzzle, hairpin, hale, halt, haul,
   haulage, hauling, have, have an attraction, have on, heave,
   heaving, hectograph, hinder, hold, hold at bay, hold back,
   hold fast, hold in, hold in leash, hold up, hoodwink, hope for,
   humiliate, imbibe, impel, impress, imprint, improve, in, influence,
   inhalation, inhale, inhale snuff, inhibit, inside track, interest,
   issue, jerk, jigger, jolt, jump, keep, keep back, keep from,
   keep in, keep in check, keep under control, knock, land, lap,
   lay under restraint, leave, lengthen, lengthen out, let out, level,
   leverage, libation, live, lower, lug, lure, magnet, magnetism,
   magnetize, main force, main strength, make fun of, mana, manage,
   might, might and main, mightiness, mimeograph, mine, moxie,
   multigraph, muscle, muscle power, mutual attraction, nab, nail,
   nick, nip, oar, obtain, outpace, outrun, overexert, overexertion,
   overextend, overextension, overprint, overstrain, overstress,
   overtax, overtaxing, pace, paddle, page proof, pan, peg, perform,
   perpetrate, persuasion, pick out, pick up, pinch, pizzazz,
   plate proof, pledge, pluck, pluck out, pluck up, ply the oar,
   poke fun at, poop, portion, potation, potence, potency,
   potentiality, potion, power, power pack, power structure,
   power struggle, powerfulness, prepotency, press, press proof,
   prestige, print, procure, produce, productiveness, productivity,
   progressive proof, prohibit, prolong, prolongate, proof,
   proof sheet, protract, prove, publish, puff, puissance,
   pull a proof, pull apart, pull away, pull back, pull down,
   pull for, pull in, pull off, pull out, pull strings, pull through,
   pull to pieces, pull towards, pull up, pulling, pulling power,
   punch, punt, push, put down, put on, put out, put to bed,
   put to press, quaff, quarry, quit, rack, rag, rake out, rally,
   raze, reach, recede, receive, recoil, recover, recuperate, reduce,
   refract, rein, rein in, reissue, relinquish, remove, rend, reprint,
   repro proof, restrain, retard, retreat, retrench, revise, rib,
   ridicule, rip off, rip out, root for, root out, root up, round,
   round of drinks, row, row away, row dry, run, run down, run off,
   scatter, scull, secure, seduction, seductiveness, select, separate,
   set back, ship oars, shoot, shot, shove, shy, sinew, sip, skew,
   sky an oar, slam, slate, slip, slow down, slurp, smoke, snake,
   snifter, snort, snub, special favor, spin out, spot, stamp, start,
   steam, stone proof, stop, strain, strain every nerve, straining,
   straiten, strength, stress, stress and strain, stressfulness,
   stretch, stretch out, strike, string out, strong arm, succeed,
   suck, suck in, suckle, suction, sup, superiority, superpower,
   support, survive, sweat blood, swig, swill, sympathy, take flight,
   take in tow, take into custody, take off, take on, take out,
   take snuff, tauten, tax, taxing, tear, tear off, tear out, tease,
   tense, tension, tighten, tipple, toast, toss down, toss off, tot,
   tow, towage, towing, traction, tractive power, trail, train, trawl,
   trial impression, troll, tug, tug-of-war, tugging, turn, turn tail,
   twist, twit, unearth, unravel, uproot, validity, vandyke,
   vehemence, vigor, vim, virility, virtue, virulence, vitality, warp,
   wash down, wattage, weed out, weight, wet, win, wire-pulling,
   withdraw, withhold, wreck, wrench, wrest out, yank, zigzag



The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

pull media
pull

    A model of media distribution were the bits of
   content have to be requested by the user, e.g. normal use of
   HTTP on the web.

   Opposite: "push media".

   (1997-04-10)