Tra từ pull - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pull [pull pulls pulled pulling] verb, noun BrE [pʊl] NAmE [pʊl]
verb

MOVE/REMOVE STH
1. intransitive, transitive to hold sth firmly and use force in order to move it or try to move it towards yourself
• You push and I'll pull.
• Don't pull so hard or the handle will come off.
•~ at/on sth I pulled on the rope to see if it was secure.
•~ sth Stop pulling her hair!
•~ sb/sth + adv./prep. She pulled him gently towards her.
•~ sth + adj. Pull the door shut.
2. transitive ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) to remove sth from a place by pulling
• Pull the plug out.
• She pulled off her boots.
•He pulled a gun on me (= took out a gun and aimed it at me).
3. transitive ~ sb/sth + adv./prep. to move sb/sth in a particular direction by pulling
• Pull your chair nearer the table.
• He pulled on his sweater.
•She took his arm and pulled him along.
4. transitive ~ sth to hold or be attached to sth and move it along behind you
• In this area oxen are used to pull carts.

BODY
5. intransitive, transitive to move your body or a part of your body in a particular direction, especially using force
•+ adv./prep. He tried to kiss her but she pulled away.
•~ sth/yourself + adv./prep. The dog snapped at her and she quickly pulled back her hand.
•~ sth/yourself + adj. John pulled himself free and ran off.

CURTAINS
6. transitive ~ sth to open or close curtains, etc.
Syn: ↑draw
• Pull the curtains— it's dark outside.

MUSCLE
7. transitive ~ sth to damage a muscle, etc. by using too much force
•to pull a muscle/ligament/tendon

SWITCH
8. transitive ~ sth to move a switch, etc. towards yourself or down in order to operate a machine or piece of equipment
• Pull the lever to start the motor.
• Don't pull the trigger!

VEHICLE/ENGINE
9. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) to the right/the left/one side to move or make a vehicle move sideways
•The wheel is pulling to the left.
•She pulled the car to the right to avoid the dog.
10. intransitive (of an engine)to work hard and use a lot of power
•The old car pulled hard as we drove slowly up the hill.

BOAT
11. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) (+ adv./prep.) to use ↑oars to move a boat along
•They pulled towards the shore.

CROWD/SUPPORT
12. transitive ~ sb/sth (in) to attract the interest or support of sb/sth
•They pulled in huge crowds on their latest tour.

ATTRACT SEXUALLY
13. transitive, intransitive ~ (sb) (BrE, informal)to attract sb sexually
•He can still pull the girls.
•She's hoping to pull tonight.

TRICK/CRIME
14. transitive ~ sth (informal)to succeed in playing a trick on sb, committing a crime, etc
•He's pulling some sort of trick on you.

CANCEL
15. transitive ~ sth (informal)to cancel an event; to stop showing an advertisement, etc
•The gig was pulled at the last moment.
more at pull/drag yourself up by your (own) bootstraps at ↑bootstrap, pull/make faces/a face at ↑face _n., draw/pull your horns in at ↑horn, pick/pull/tear sb to pieces/shreds at ↑piece _n., pick/pull/tear sb to pieces/shreds at ↑shred _n.
Verb forms:

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

Thesaurus:
pull verb
1. I, T
•Don't pull my hair!
tug • • jerk • |informal yank •
Opp: push
pull/tug/yank on/at sth
pull/tug/yank sb/sth toward/towards/out of sth
pull/tug (at) sb's hair/elbow/arm
2. T (usually used with an adverb or preposition)
•She pulled her boots off.
tear • • pluck • • lever • |especially BrE prise/prize • |AmE pry • |formal extract • |written wrench •
pull/tear/pluck/prise/pry/extract/wrench sth from sb/sth
pull/tear/pluck/lever/prise/pry/wrench sb/sth out/out of sth
pull/tear/pluck/prise/pry/wrench sth off/open/apart
3. T
•Ponies were used to pull the coal trucks.
drag • • haul • • tow • • tug • • trail • |written draw •
Opp: push
pull/drag/haul/tow/tug/trail/draw sth along/down/towards sth
pull/drag/haul/tow/tug/trail/draw sb/sth behind you
pull/drag/haul/draw a cart/sledge/sled
pull/haul/tow a truck

Synonyms:
injure
wound • hurt • bruise • sprain • pull • strain
These words all mean to harm yourself or sb else physically, especially in an accident.
injure • to harm yourself or sb else physically, especially in an accident: ▪ He injured his knee playing hockey. ◇ ▪ Three people were injured in the crash.
wound • [often passive] (rather formal) to injure part of the body, especially by making a hole in the skin using a weapon: ▪ 50 people were seriously wounded in the attack.
Wound is often used to talk about people being hurt in war or in other attacks which affect a lot of people.
hurt • to cause physical pain to sb/yourself; to injure sb/yourself: ▪ Did you hurt yourself?
injure or hurt?
You can hurt or injure a part of the body in an accident. Hurt emphasizes the physical pain caused; injure emphasizes that the part of the body has been damaged in some way.
bruise • to make a blue, brown or purple mark (= a bruise) appear on the skin after sb has fallen or been hit; to develop a bruise
sprain • to injure part of your body, especially your ankle, wrist or knee, by suddenly bending it in an awkward way, causing pain and swelling
pull • to damage a muscle, etc, by using too much force
strain • to injure yourself or part of your body by making it work too hard: ▪ Don't strain your eyes by reading in poor light.
to injure/hurt/strain yourself
to injure/hurt/sprain/pull/strain a muscle
to injure/hurt/sprain your ankle/foot/knee/wrist/hand
to injure/hurt/strain your back/shoulder/eyes
to injure/hurt your spine/neck
to be badly/severely/slightly injured/wounded/hurt/bruised/sprained

Synonyms:
pull
drag • draw • haul • tow • tug
These words all mean to move sth in a particular direction, especially towards or behind you.
pull • to hold sth and move it in a particular direction; to hold or be attached to a vehicle and move it along behind you: ▪ Pull the chair nearer the table. ◇ ▪ They use oxen to pull their carts.
drag • to pull sb/sth in a particular direction or behind you, usually along the ground, and especially with effort: ▪ The sack is too heavy to lift— you'll have to drag it.
draw • (formal) to move sb/sth by pulling them/it gently; to pull a vehicle such as a carriage: ▪ I drew my chair closer to the fire. ◇ ▪ a ▪ horse-drawn ▪ carriage
haul • to pull sb/sth to a particular place with a lot of effort: ▪ Fishermen were hauling in their nets.
drag or haul?
You usually drag sth behind you along the ground; you usually haul sth towards you, often upwards towards you. Dragging sth often needs effort, but hauling sth always does.
tow • to pull a car, boat or light plane behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain: ▪ Our car was towed away by the police.
tug • to pull sb/sth hard in a particular direction: ▪ She tried to escape but he tugged her back.
to pull/drag/draw/haul/tow/tug sb/sth along/down/towards sth
to pull/drag/draw/haul/tow sb/sth behind you
to pull/drag/draw/haul a cart/sledge
to pull/draw a coach/carriage
to pull/haul/tow a truck
horses pull/draw/haul sth
dogs pull/drag/haul sth

Example Bank:
•He got hold of the rope and pulled hard.
•He pulled at her coat sleeve.
•He pulled his sweater on.
•He tried to pull away.
•John finally managed to pull himself free.
•She pulled on the lever.
•The dog snapped at her and she pulled back her hand.
•Alison pulled the little dog out of the water.
•Don't pull so hard or you'll break it.
•He keeps pulling my hair!
•He pulled a muscle in his back.
•I pulled the letter out of my pocket.
•I quickly pulled on my sweater.
•Mary pulled the blanket up over her head.
•Ponies were used to pull the coal trucks.
•Pull out the plug.
•Pull the chair nearer to the table.
•She has pulled her Achilles tendon.
•She pulled the curtain shut and switched on the light.
•She's hoping to pull tonight.
•The man pulled a gun/knife on him.
•They use oxen to pull their carts.
•You push and I'll pull.
•You'll pull the handle right off if you tug so hard.
Idioms: ↑on the pull ▪ ↑pull a fast one ▪ ↑pull a rabbit out of the hat ▪ ↑pull in opposite directions ▪ ↑pull out all the stops ▪ ↑pull rank ▪ ↑pull somebody's leg ▪ ↑pull strings ▪ ↑pull the other one ▪ ↑pull the plug on somebody ▪ ↑pull the rug from under somebody's feet ▪ ↑pull the strings ▪ ↑pull the wool over somebody's eyes ▪ ↑pull up stakes ▪ ↑pull your punches ▪ ↑pull your socks up ▪ ↑pull your weight
Derived: ↑pull ahead ▪ ↑pull at something ▪ ↑pull away ▪ ↑pull back ▪ ↑pull in ▪ ↑pull off ▪ ↑pull off something ▪ ↑pull on something ▪ ↑pull out ▪ ↑pull over ▪ ↑pull somebody apart ▪ ↑pull somebody back ▪ ↑pull somebody down ▪ ↑pull somebody in ▪ ↑pull somebody out ▪ ↑pull somebody over ▪ ↑pull somebody through ▪ ↑pull somebody through something ▪ ↑pull somebody up ▪ ↑pull something apart ▪ ↑pull something back ▪ ↑pull something down ▪ ↑pull something in ▪ ↑pull something off ▪ ↑pull through ▪ ↑pull through something ▪ ↑pull together ▪ ↑pull up ▪ ↑pull yourself together

noun

TRYING TO MOVE STH
1. countable an act of trying to make sth 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.

PHYSICAL FORCE
2. singular the ~ (of sth) a strong physical force that makes sth move in a particular direction
•the earth's gravitational pull
• The tides depend on the pull of the moon.

ATTRACTION
3. countable, usually singular the ~ (of sth) the fact of sth 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.

INFLUENCE
4. uncountable (informal)power and influence over other people
•people who have a lot of pull with the media

ON CIGARETTE/DRINK
5. countable ~ (at/on sth) an act of taking a deep breath of smoke from a cigarette, etc. or a deep drink of sth
•She took a long pull on her cigarette.

WALK UP HILL
6. countable, usually singular (BrE)a difficult walk up a steep hill
•It's a long pull up to the summit.

MUSCLE INJURY
7. countable an injury to a muscle caused by using too much force

HANDLE/ROPE
8. countable (especially in compounds)something such as a handle or rope that you use to pull sth
•a bell/door pull
see also ↑ring pull

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

Example Bank:
•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

See also: ↑pull wires ▪ ↑up sticks