pull
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Synonyms for pull
attract
attraction
force
puff
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influence
pull a fast one on someone
pull back
pull it off
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- crack it
- cut it
- do the trick
- score a success
- secure your object
pull out (of): withdraw
pull someone in
pull someone up
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- reprimand
- lecture
- rebuke
- reproach
- carpet
- censure
- scold
- berate
- castigate
- admonish
- chastise
- tear into
- read the riot act to
- tell someone off
- reprove
- upbraid
- take someone to task
- tick someone off
- read someone the riot act
- bawl someone out
- dress someone down
- lambaste
- give someone an earful
- chew someone out
- tear someone off a strip
- haul someone over the coals
- give someone a dressing down
- give someone a rocket
- slap someone on the wrist
- rap someone over the knuckles
pull something apart or to pieces: dismantle
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- dismantle
- strip down
- disassemble
- take something apart
- break something up
- take something to bits
pull something apart or to pieces: criticize
pull something down
pull something in: earn
pull something off: succeed in
pull through
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- survive
- improve
- recover
- rally
- come through
- get better
- be all right
- recuperate
- turn the corner
- pull round
- get well again
pull yourself together
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- get a grip on yourself
- recover
- get over it
- buck up
- snap out of it
- get your act together
- regain your composure
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Synonyms for pull
to direct or impel to oneself by some quality or action
pull back: to move back in the face of enemy attack or after a defeat
pull down: to pull down or break up so that reconstruction is impossible
pull in: to control, restrict, or arrest
pull off: to be responsible for or guilty of (an error or crime)
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pull on: to put (an article of clothing) on one's person
pull on: to take into the mouth and swallow (a liquid)
pull out: to move or proceed away from a place
pull out: to move back in the face of enemy attack or after a defeat
the power or quality of attracting
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Synonyms for pull
the act of pulling
the force used in pulling
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a device used for pulling something
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a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
a sustained effort
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cause to move by pulling
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
strain abnormally
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cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
operate when rowing a boat
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hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
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remove, usually with some force or effort
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