pull
/pʊl/
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Translation
To move something towards you or in the way you are going.
Word origin
From Old English pullian, meaning to draw or pluck.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- pullian
Grammar
Verb typeregular (pull, pulls, pulled)
Examples
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"Pull" means to move something towards you.
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"Pulls" is the form used with he, she, or it.
box across floor.
"Pulled" is the past form of "pull".
When you pull something, you take hold of it and bring it towards you, like pulling a rope or a door. It is the opposite of "push", when you move something away from you.
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