Idioms for pull

Origin of pull

before 1000; Middle English pullen (v.), Old English pullian to pluck, pluck the feathers of, pull, tug; compare Middle Low German pūlen to strip off husks, pick, Old Norse pūla to work hard

synonym study for pull

2. See draw.

OTHER WORDS FROM pull

pull·a·ble, adjective pull·er, noun

British Dictionary definitions for pull out (1 of 2)

pull out

verb (adverb)

noun pull-out

British Dictionary definitions for pull out (2 of 2)

pull
/ (pʊl) /

verb (mainly tr)

noun

Derived forms of pull

puller, noun

Word Origin for pull

Old English pullian; related to Icelandic pūla to beat

Idioms and Phrases with pull out (1 of 2)

pull out

1

Leave, depart, as in The bus pulled out at noon. [Mid-1800s]

2

Withdraw from an undertaking, as in After the crash many investors pulled out of the market. [Late 1800s]

Idioms and Phrases with pull out (2 of 2)

pull