Pull Pʊl Sharp I Gave Door Rope Gravitational

• i gave the door a sharp pull and it opened.
• one last pull on the rope should do it.
• the earth’s gravitational pull
• the tides depend on the pull of the moon.

pull

1. an act of trying to make something move by holding it firmly and bringing it towards you
• I gave the door a sharp pull and it opened.
• One last pull on the rope should do it.
2. a strong physical force that makes something move in a particular direction
• the earth’s gravitational pull
• The tides depend on the pull of the moon.
3. the fact of something attracting you or having a strong effect on you
• The magnetic pull of the city was hard to resist.
• He felt the pull of paternal love.
4. power and influence over other people
• people who have a lot of pull with the media
5. an act of taking a deep breath of smoke from a cigarette, etc. or a deep drink of something
• She took a long pull on her cigarette.
6. a difficult walk up a steep hill
• It's a long pull up to the summit.
7. an injury to a muscle caused by using too much force
• See related entries: Injuries
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/injuries/pull_5
8. something such as a handle or rope that you use to pull something
• see also ring pull
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/ring-pull
• a bell/door pull
9. trying to find a sexual partner

Extra Examples

• He felt a strong pull on the rope.
• I gave the door a sharp pull.
• It is hard to deny the emotional pull of this music.
• She felt the pull of her homeland.
• She took a long pull on her cigarette and sighed.
• The Moon exerts a gravitational pull on the Earth, creating tides.
• a pull at his flask

Word Origin

• Old English pullian ‘pluck, snatch’; origin uncertain; the sense has developed from expressing a short sharp action to one of sustained force.