/pʊl/
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
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.
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"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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