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"

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

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)