pull

IPA(Pronunciation)

/pʊl/

Noun

countable uncountable broadly figuratively dated slang Internet obsolete poetic colloquial historical

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.

Japanese Meaning

引っ張る行為、引く動作 / 引力（対象を自分の方へ引き寄せる力） / （比喩的に）影響力、または他者に対する優位性を生み出す力

What is this buttons?

With one strong pull, she freed the stuck drawer.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

一度の強い引っ張りで、彼女は詰まっていた引き出しを開けた。

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Sense（1）

An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).

He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out.

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Sense（2）

An attractive force which causes motion towards the source.

The spaceship came under the pull of the gas giant.

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Sense（3）

(figuratively, by extension) An advantage over somebody; a means of influencing.

The hypnotist exerted a pull over his patients.

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Sense（4）

Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope.

a zipper pull

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Sense（5）

(slang, dated) Something in one's favour in a comparison or a contest.

In weights the favourite had the pull.

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Sense（6）

Appeal or attraction (e.g. of a movie star).

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Sense（8）

A journey made by rowing.

As Blunt had said, the burning ship lay a good twelve miles from the Malabar, and the pull was a long and a weary one. Once fairly away from the protecting sides of the vessel that had borne them thus far on their dismal journey, the adventurers seemed to have come into a new atmosphere.

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