- Types Of Speech
- You can use pull as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Pull
- A 1 syllables noun and 4 letters with the letters l, p, and u, 3 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters ul. Pull starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters p, pu, pul, and the ending characters are l, ll, ull, . Pull is also a double consonant (ll) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- 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"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Pull is set as a kindergarten word that starts with p, ends with l, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 4 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is pull a scrabble word? A 6 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Pull in Pig Latin is said as "ullpay or ullpway".
- Unigram
- p | u | l | l
- Bigram
- pu | ul | ll
- Trigram
- pul | ull
- Quadrigram
- pull
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- 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" - a sustained effort;
"it was a long pull but we made it" - 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" - a device used for pulling something;
"he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer" - special advantage or influence;
"the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull" - the force used in pulling;
"the pull of the moon";
"the pull of the current" - a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments;
"the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell";
"he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
- Verb Examples
- strain abnormally;
"I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up";
"The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition" - take away;
"pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf" - 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?" - draw or pull out, 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" - strip of feathers;
"pull a chicken";
"pluck the capon" - hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing;
"pull the ball" - cause to move along the ground by pulling;
"draw a wagon";
"pull a sled" - 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 th - tear or be torn violently;
"The curtain ripped from top to bottom";
"pull the cooked chicken into strips" - 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 kneees towards your chin" - rein in to keep from winning a race;
"pull a horse" - operate when rowing a boat;
"pull the oars" - 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" - steer into a certain direction;
"pull one's horse to a stand";
"pull the car over" - move into a certain direction;
"the car pulls to the right" - 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" - perform an act, usually with a negative connotation;
"perpetrate a crime";
"pull a bank robbery"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abandon | the trait of lacking restraint or control freedom from inhibition or worry "she danced with abandon" |
| Abase | cause to feel shame hurt the pride of "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" |
| Ablation | surgical removal of a body part or tissue |
| Accent | a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation |
| Accomplish | put in effect "carry out a task" "execute the decision of the people" "He actioned the operation" |
| Accost | |
| Acquire | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) "He grew a beard" "The patient developed abdominal pains" |
| Action | something done (usually as opposed to something said) "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" |
| Act Of God | |
| Address | social skill |
View all cognitive synonyms for Pull
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pull | 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" |
View English words with the unique letters used in pull. Words With The Letters Lpu
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Attract | exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies" |
| Draw | the act of drawing or hauling something "the haul up the hill went very slowly" |
| Draw In | |
| Force | an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one" |
| Pull | 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" |
| Pull In |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Actuation | the act of propelling |
| Propulsion | the act of propelling |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Deracination | the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence |
| Draft | the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling |
| Drag | the act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him" |
| Draught | the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling |
| Draw | the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" |
| Drawing | the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling |
| Excision | the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence |
| Extirpation | the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence |
| Haul | the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" |
| Haulage | the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" |
View All Hyponyms For Pull
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Pullaq | Yes | No |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballup (6 letters) | 10 +4 | 15 +5 | abllpu | ||
| Lay Up (6 letters) | |||||
| Layup (5 letters) | 10 +4 | 12 +2 | layup | ||
| Pull (4 letters) | 6 | 10 | pull | ||
| Pluck (5 letters) | 13 +7 | 17 +7 | pluck | ||
| Gulp (4 letters) | 7 +1 | 11 +1 | gulp | ||
| Plug (4 letters) | 7 +1 | 11 +1 | gulp | ||
| Clupea (6 letters) | 10 +4 | 14 +4 | clupea | ||
| Cupel (5 letters) | 9 +3 | 13 +3 | cupel | ||
| Duplex (6 letters) | 16 +10 | 19 +9 | duplex | ||
| Pulley (6 letters) | 11 +5 | 14 +4 | ellpuy | ||
| Puzzle (6 letters) | 26 +20 | 29 +19 | ezzlup | ||
| Pulp (4 letters) | 8 +2 | 12 +2 | pulp | ||
| Pupil (5 letters) | 9 +3 | 13 +3 | pupil | ||
| Plague (6 letters) | 9 +3 | 13 +3 | plague | ||
| Peul (4 letters) | 6 | 9 | peul | ||
| Pileup (6 letters) | 10 +4 | 14 +4 | pileup | ||
| Pilau (5 letters) | 7 +1 | 10 | pilau | ||
| Julep (5 letters) | 14 +8 | 19 +9 | julep | ||
| Public (6 letters) | 12 +6 | 17 +7 | public | ||
| Puddle (6 letters) | 10 +4 | 13 +3 | ddelpu | ||
| Puebla (6 letters) | 10 +4 | 14 +4 | puebla | ||
| Puglia (6 letters) | 9 +3 | 13 +3 | puglia | ||
| Apulia (6 letters) | 8 +2 | 11 +1 | apulia | ||
| Palau (5 letters) | 7 +1 | 10 | paula |
Pull Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With P
- Ends With L
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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