pulled
adjective
Words nearby pulled
Definition for pulled (2 of 2)
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
- to have effectiveness, as specified: The ad pulled badly.
- to be effective: That spot announcement really pulled!
noun
Verb Phrases
- to move or draw back or away; withdraw.
- to free oneself with force: He tried to pull away from his opponent's powerful grip.
- to move or start to move ahead: The car pulled away into traffic. The faster runners began to pull away from the others.
- to draw downward: to pull a shade down.
- to demolish; wreck.
- to lower; reduce.
- Informal. to receive as a salary; earn: It wasn't long before he was pulling down more than fifty thousand a year.
- to reach a place; arrive: The train pulled in early.
- to tighten; curb: to pull in the reins.
- Informal. to arrest (someone): The police pulled her in for questioning.
- to leave; depart: The ship pulled out of the harbor.
- to abandon abruptly: to pull out of an agreement.
- to bring or come to a halt.
- to bring or draw closer.
- to root up; pull out: She pulled up all the crab grass in the lawn.
Origin of pull
synonym study for pull
OTHER WORDS FROM pull
pull·a·ble, adjective pull·er, nounExample sentences from the Web for pulled
And I tell Ollie, just look at me, because they just pulled out the pistolas.
Everything turned around and we pulled it together, got our act together for the big ten.
He was then literally slapped around by the high priest, who pulled on his ears in an effort to produce tears.
To be fair, no artist had ever been asked to, or could have pulled it off if they had.
Bow Down, Bitches: How Beyoncé Turned an Elevator Brawl Into a Perfect Year |Kevin Fallon |December 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The claim is one of a series of allegations made in a controversial documentary that the BBC has now pulled.
Pulled Documentary Says William Felt ‘Used’ by Charles’ Push for Camilla |Tom Sykes |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEASTBut it was too late: the finger had pulled the trigger and the ball sped true.
To Leeward |F. Marion CrawfordWhen we were done he pulled his papers before him and sat looking at them dully.
Hurricane Island |H. B. Marriott WatsonThe bar fell aside and he pulled a .45 pistol from its clamp.
The Syndic |C.M. KornbluthWhen the oars on one side are pulled, and those on the other are backed, the boat is made to turn on its own water.
Jimmy, guided by Beth, swept along the village street, charged the short hill to the vicarage gate and pulled up before the door.
The Smuggler's Cave |George A. Birmingham
British Dictionary definitions for pulled
verb (mainly tr)
- informal to restrain the force of one's criticisms or actions
- boxing to restrain the force of one's blows, esp when deliberately losing after being bribed, etc
noun
Derived forms of pull
puller, nounWord Origin for pull
Idioms and Phrases with pulled
In addition to the idioms beginning with pull
- pull a boner
- pull a fast one
- pull away
- pull back
- pull down
- pull in
- pulling teeth
- pull in one's horns
- pull no punches
- pull off
- pull oneself together
- pull oneself up by the bootstraps
- pull one's punches
- pull one's weight
- pull out
- pull out all the stops
- pull out of a hat
- pull over
- pull rank
- pull round
- pull someone's chain
- pull someone's leg
- pull something
- pull strings
- pull the plug on
- pull the rug out from under
- pull the wool over someone's eyes
- pull through
- pull together
- pull up
- pull up stakes
- pull wires
also see:
- fast one, pull a
- have pull with
- like pulling teeth