The act by which something is pulled.

present participle of pull

present participle of pull in

plural of pulling

A surname.

(Britain) A rest stop; a place at the side of a road where drivers can rest.

(literally, transitive) To pull something, so that it comes inside. / (idiomatic, intransitive, of a vehicle) To approach or drive up to a place and come to a stop.

(transitive) To put on (clothes) by tugging.

(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force. / To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck.

An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself). / An attractive force which causes motion towards the source. / (figuratively, by extension) An advantage over somebody; a means of influencing.