To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force. • To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck or pick (flowers, fruit, etc.). • To attract or net; to pull in. • To persuade (someone) to have sex with one. • To interest (someone) in dating or pursuing one (whether or not this has led to sex). • To remove or withdraw (something), especially from public circulation or availability. • To retrieve or look up for use. • To obtain (a permit) from a regulatory authority. • To do or perform, especially something seen as negative by the speaker. • To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour associated with the person or thing mentioned (with a and the name of a person, place, event, etc.). • To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field. • To row. • To transport by rowing. • To achieve by rowing on a rowing machine. • To draw apart; to tear; to rend. • To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.). • To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target. • To score a certain number of points in a sport. • To hold back, and so prevent from winning. • To take or make (a proof or impression); so called because hand presses were worked by pulling a lever. • To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.) • To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source. • To take a swig or mouthful of drink. • Of a railroad car, to pull out from a yard or station; to leave. • (Followed by a preposition or adverb) To drive (a vehicle) in a particular direction or to a particular place. • To pull over (a driver or vehicle); to detain for a traffic stop. • To repeatedly stretch taffy in order to achieve the desired stretchy texture. • To retrieve source code or other material from a source control repository. • In practice fighting, to reduce the strength of a blow (etymology 3) so as to avoid injuring one's practice partner. • To impede the progress of (a horse) to prevent its winning a race.