Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. • To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner. • To move (a body part) in a particular direction. • Often followed by tight: to pull (something, such as a belt or string) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely. • To drag (something), especially along the ground. • To pull (blinds, a curtain, etc.) open or closed. • To pull out (a bolt or latch) to unlock a door, gate, etc.; also, to push in (a bolt or latch) to lock a door, gate, etc. • Chiefly followed by aside or to one side: to move (someone) away from a group of people in order to speak to them privately. • To assume a specific attitude or position, either by pulling in or stretching out one's body or limbs. • To cause (a body part) to contract or shrink; also, to pull (the mouth, the face or features, etc.) out of shape from emotion, etc.; to distort. • To cause (someone or something) to go from one place to another, or from one condition to another. • To construct (a canal, wall, etc.) from one point to another. • To strike (the cue ball) below the centre so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to move backwards on striking another ball. • To cause (a bowl) to move in a curve to a certain place. • Of a batter: to hit (a ball) from the off side to the leg side, especially with an inclined bat; also, to hit (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket. • To play (a shot or a stone) that lands in the house (“circular target”). • To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left (or, for a left-handed player, toward the right, originally in an uncontrolled and now a controlled manner. • Of a vessel: to require (a certain depth of water) to float in. • To drag (someone) by tying behind a horse or on a frame as a form of punishment or torture, or to bring to a place of execution. • To kill someone as a form of punishment or torture by tearing apart (their body) by tying their limbs to horses which run in different directions; also, to tear (the limbs) from someone's body in this manner. • To pull back (an arrow or bowstring) in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause (a bow) to bend by pulling back the bowstring. • To subject (a number) to an arithmetic operation. • to haul in (a fishing net) which has been cast; also, to drag (a fishing net) alongside a boat. • To hoist (a sail). • To carry (a load) in a vehicle; to cart, to haul. • To sew together (the edges of a tear); also, to mend (a hole or tear) in fabric. • To use (a draught animal) to pull a plough or vehicle. • To attribute (something) to a person or thing; to ascribe. • To change (something) into another thing; to convert, to transform. • To convert (a passage) from one literary style to another (for example, from prose to verse); or to translate (a text) from one language to another. • To direct (one's heart, thoughts, etc.) in a certain way or towards someone or something. • To give (courage, strength, etc.) to oneself; to summon up; also, to produce (evil, wickedness, etc.) in oneself. • To give (words) a certain meaning, especially one which is distorted; to distort, to misrepresent. • Followed by through: to pass (food) through a strainer. • To mix (an ingredient) with another ingredient or ingredients to form a liquid or paste; to mix (ingredients) together to form a liquid or paste. • To be (able to be) pulled in a particular direction or manner. • Of blinds, a curtain, etc.: to be pulled open or closed. • Of a bowl: to move in a curve to a certain place. • To make a shot that lands in the house. • Followed by an adverb, such as deep or shallow: of a vessel: to require a depth of water of a certain characteristic to float in. • Especially of a draught animal: to pull something, such as a plough or vehicle, along; to have force to move something by pulling. • Of a plough or vehicle: to be pulled along in a specified manner. • To become contracted; to shrink. • To pull back an arrow or bowstring in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause a bow to bend by pulling back the bowstring. • To work together towards a common aim; to cooperate, to pull together; also, to have a good relationship with; to get on with. • To be dragged along; to drag. • To pull at something; to tug. • Senses relating to attracting. • To induce (the attention, the eyes or mind, etc.) to be directed at or focused on something. • To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action. • To attract (something) by means of a physical force, especially gravity or magnetism. • To attract or provoke (a particular reaction or response) from someone. • To cause (something) to occur as a consequence; to bring about. • Followed by on or upon: to bring (disaster or misfortune) on oneself. • To receive (a particular prison sentence). • To take (air, smoke, etc.) into the lungs; to breathe in, to inhale. • To cause (air) to be sucked into a duct, a room, etc. • To drag or suck deeply on (a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement). • To attract or provoke gunfire, either intentionally or unintentionally. • To attract or influence a person or group of people; to be an inducement or enticement. • To take a drink of a beverage, especially an alcoholic one; to swig. • Of a duct, smoking implement, etc.: to allow air to be passed through it in order that combustion can occur. • Followed by at or on: to drag or suck deeply on a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement. • Chiefly followed by about or around: of a group of people: to come together; to assemble, to congregate, to gather. • Senses relating to extending or protracting. • To make (something) larger or longer; to elongate, to stretch. • Followed by out: to flatten (a piece of metal), usuall