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Stringed instrument playing technique
A pull-off is a stringed instrument playing and articulation technique performed by plucking or "pulling" the finger that is grasping the sounding part
Pull-off
Electronic warfare technique
Range gate pull-off (RGPO) is an electronic warfare technique used to break radar lock-on. The basic concept is to produce a pulse of radio signal similar
Range_gate_pull-off
A pull-off test, also called stud pull test, is a type of test in which an adhesive connection is made between a stud and a carrier (or object to be tested)
Pull_off_test
The pull-off bottle cap (also known as RingCrown, RipCap or Ring-pull closure or pull off caps) is a bottle closure that can be opened without any tools
Pull-off_bottle_cap
Topics referred to by the same term
side of the field from which he bats Pull shot, a batting stroke in cricket A phase of a swim stroke A throw-off in the sport of ultimate (originally
Pull
Motorsport competition form
a pull-off; the winner is the one who can pull the drag the farthest. The drag is known as a weight transfer drag. This means that, as it is pulled down
Tractor_pulling
Stringed instrument playing technique
is the opposite of the pull-off. Passages in which a large proportion of the notes are performed as hammer-ons and pull-offs instead of being plucked
Hammer-on
Industrial testing process
paints and coatings from substrates: cross-cut test, scrape adhesion, pull-off test, and others. The scrape adhesion test measures the determination of
Paint_adhesion_testing
Highway in South Carolina
There is a memorial just before the state line known as "Burrell's Place Pull-off". The route continues into North Carolina as North Carolina Highway 107
South_Carolina_Highway_107
2013 film by Louis Leterrier
detective who track and attempt to bring to justice a team of magicians who pull off bank heists and robberies during their performances and reward their audiences
Now_You_See_Me_(film)
Motor vehicle
and claims a top speed of 350 mph (560 km/h) as the car can allegedly pull off a 0 to 60 mph time of 1.8 seconds; its announced base version price ranged
Devel_Sixteen
2001 film directed by Barry Levinson
Harvey Pollard as their getaway driver and lookout, the three successfully pull off a series of robberies that gets them recognition on the FBI's Ten Most
Bandits_(2001_film)
Brand of disposable training pants
stay on the Pull-Up. The second change was the addition of Easy-Open sides. These allow the sides of the Pull-Up to still be pulled off and on like underwear
Huggies_Pull-Ups
Type of firearm mechanism
is the straight-pull mechanism, where no upward handle-turning is needed and the bolt unlocks automatically when the handle is pulled rearwards by the
Bolt_action
1986 teen comedy film by John Hughes
screenplay, saying Broderick was the only actor he could think of who could pull off the role, calling him clever and charming. "Certain guys would have played
Ferris_Bueller's_Day_Off
Zimbabwean cricketer
Rahman after he was pulled out due to political reasons In December 2017, he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their one-off Test against South Africa
Blessing_Muzarabani
American heist film series
(Julia Roberts). To that end, he recruits ten other thieves and con men to pull off the complex job, eventually stealing US$160 million. Ocean's crew is blackmailed
Ocean's
Dutch footballer (1998–2026)
14 January 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018. "USV Hercules 3-2 Ajax: Amateurs pull off major upset in Dutch Cup". BBC Sport. 21 December 2023. "Ajax-beul Mats
Mats_Grotenbreg
Play written by Denise Deegan
Daisy Pulls It Off is a comedy play by Denise Deegan. It is an original script. It is a parody of wholesome adventure stories about life in a 1920s girls'
Daisy_Pulls_It_Off
Guitar playing technique
a fret, causing a note to sound. This technique is the opposite of the pull-off. Traditionally, this technique is supplemental to conventional picking
Guitar_picking
Indian con man and forger (1912–2009)
His ability to forge documents and signatures helped him successfully pull off various cons. After his first arrest in 1937 for stealing nine tonnes of
Natwarlal
Type of electronic circuit
A push–pull amplifier is a type of electronic circuit that uses a pair of active devices that alternately supply current to, or absorb current from, a
Push–pull_output
2014 Indian film by Sabbir Khan
scream." According to Firstpost critic Mihir Fadnavis, Tiger Shroff can pull off stunts, but that is about it. Faheem Rumani of India Today gave it 1.5
Heropanti
American Civil War song
a hard road to travel. Then pull off your coat and roll up your sleeve, Richmond is a hard road to travel Then pull off your coat and roll up your sleeve
Richmond Is a Hard Road to Travel
Richmond_Is_a_Hard_Road_to_Travel
2020 American action comedy film
mission when her parents are kidnapped by criminals, forcing her mother to pull off one last heist. The Sleepover was released on August 21, 2020, by Netflix
The_Sleepover
American actor (born 1971)
1998, opposite Drew Barrymore, Best Men, about a group of friends who pull off a heist on their way to a wedding, and Home Fries which is about two brothers
Luke_Wilson
Spanish footballer
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024. "Porto pull off stunning comeback to beat Sporting in seven-goal Super Taça thriller".
Nico González (footballer, born 2002)
Nico_González_(footballer,_born_2002)
Switch operated with pull chain found on ceiling fans
chain or string. An electric pull switch is attached to a toggle type switch: one pull to switch on and next pull to switch off. It was invented by Harvey
Pull_switch
Australian musician; lead guitarist of AC/DC (born 1955)
also utilises touches of Scottish folk in his playing, and pull-off arpeggios (pull-offs played one-handed) are a popular trick, appearing in songs such
Angus_Young
Association football club in Cremona, Italy
the team's spirit and the leadership of its president allowed them to pull off a victory, winning 2–0 against Edera Trieste [it] in a game that saved
US_Cremonese
1996 film directed by F. Gary Gray
asks him to meet her at a café on the far side of town. The four women pull off the robbery, stealing more money than they planned to. Detective Strode
Set_It_Off_(film)
1998 film by Mikael Salomon
small Indiana town amidst a natural disaster where a gang attempts to pull off a heist and survive man-made treachery. It received generally negative
Hard_Rain_(film)
Irish American criminal street gang in Lower Manhattan in the 1850s
Decatur Emmett: Chorus Then pull off the coat and roll up the sleeve, For Bayard is a hard street to travel; So pull off the coat and roll up the sleeve
Dead_Rabbits
Professional wrestling attack
two. The most basic form of a dropkick, but potentially the hardest to pull off, is a standing dropkick first used by "Jumping Joe" Savoldi where the wrestler
Dropkick
French footballer (born 1995)
Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2019. "Ligue 1: How Lille pulled off a shock title triumph - to leave PSG searching for answers". BBC Sport
Mike_Maignan
Musical notation file format
may not be included. Other techniques, such as hammer-ons, string pulls (or pull-offs), slides, and bends may also be shown. Hammer-ons are usually shown
ASCII_tab
2021 Japanese American adult animated superhero original net anime series
(English) Johnny Bolt is the main protagonist and a two-bit crook looking to pull off the ultimate heist. He originally wanted to be a hero, but after accidentally
Super_Crooks
Position of the body used for sexual activities
2013. Retrieved April 14, 2012. "Threesome Sex Positions You Can Totally Pull Off". Men's Health. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2024-05-15. "Double Cowgirl Threesome
Sex_position
British actress (born 1994)
Andy (21 January 2025). "How 9-1-1: Lone Star's Natacha Karam Helped Pull Off That 'Super Emotional' Final-Season Surprise For Marjan". TVLine. Retrieved
Natacha_Karam
2002 American film
a crew of young gangsters led by Nicholas "Nicky" Santini attempt to pull off the biggest heist in the history of the mafia. Nicky must first convince
This_Thing_of_Ours_(film)
Confidence trick
swindle is referred to as a short-con because it is quick and easy to pull off. The shell game is related to the cups and balls conjuring trick, which
Shell_game
Guitar playing technique
fingerboard, thus producing legato notes. Tapping generally incorporates pull-offs or hammer-ons. For example, a right-handed guitarist might press down
Tapping
2015 Canadian film
nearly hit one of two children in a residential area. Emily and Leslie pull off the road to a diner, only to become nervous when they realize the tow truck
Wrecker_(film)
American actor (born 1986)
Fights". collider.com. Retrieved June 2, 2014. "How Did 'Walking Dead' Pull Off That Cabin Scene?". mtv.com. Archived from the original on October 16,
Chris_Coy
from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2008. "Porto pull off biggest surprise". Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2006
List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers
List_of_European_Cup_and_UEFA_Champions_League_winning_managers
American actor (born 1968)
Retrieved 17 April 2020. "How 'The Square' Used a Half-Naked Ape-Man to Pull Off the Film's Most "Intense and Unexpected" Scene". The Hollywood Reporter
Terry_Notary
Part of the motion of a tectonic plate caused by its subduction
Slab pull is a geophysical mechanism whereby the cooling and subsequent densifying of a subducting tectonic plate produces a downward force along the rest
Slab_pull
Style of network communication where requests are sent by the client
Pull coding or client pull is a style of network communication, where the initial request for data originates from the client, and then is responded to
Pull_technology
1992 film by Peter Bogdanovich
notes, "Frayn's frenetic farce was always going to be a difficult act to pull off on the big screen, but Bogdanovich and an enthusiastic cast do their damnedest
Noises_Off_(film)
American gang group of robbers
During this crime spree, the gang killed 10 and wounded 7. They managed to pull off three jail breaks which wounded two guards and killed a sheriff. The increased
Dillinger_Gang
Association football club in Mexico
the first leg losing 5–0, in the second leg Querétaro F.C. was able to pull off a 3–0 victory at home, but fell short by 2 goals helping them qualify to
Querétaro_F.C.
1969 song by Led Zeppelin
performs a spontaneous, unaccompanied 46-second guitar solo that utilizes the pull-off technique. The guitar solo was supposedly influenced by the style of Johnny
Heartbreaker (Led Zeppelin song)
Heartbreaker_(Led_Zeppelin_song)
1989 novel by Bryce Courtenay
They pull off many "scams" to earn money and Peekay joins the school's failing boxing team. Hymie becomes Peekay's manager and they pull off the school's
The_Power_of_One_(novel)
Symbol in musical notation
should be played without plucking the individual strings (hammer-ons and pull-offs). For wind instruments, the notes should be played without re-articulating
Slur_(music)
Canadian actress (born 1990)
February 8, 2022. Milligan, Mercedes (September 27, 2021). "Clip: Tiny Heroes Pull Off a Big Rescue in 'Polly Pocket: Rainbow Funland Adventures'". Animation
Emily_Tennant
Form of electronic countermeasures
precede the real target. Deceptive jamming uses techniques like "range gate pull-off" to break a radar lock. Signature Augmentation is a technique of a (radar)
Radar_jamming_and_deception
Indian costume fashion designer and entrepreneur
"In 'Theri', Vijay pulls off his looks with panache: Stylist". April 4, 2016. "Thalapathy Vijay and Chiyaan Vikram can pull off any look with ease: Cobra
Komal_Shahani
2023 French film
14 year old and has been working closely with her ever since. The trio pull off the heist but when meeting The Godmother Carole has Alex assassinate her
Wingwomen
Load-pull is the colloquial term applied to the process of systematically varying the impedance presented to a device under test (DUT), most often a transistor
Load_pull
2002 American film
willing to do prison time in exchange for money so that he can walk free and pull off the heist. Rosalind and Toto ask misfits Basil, Leon, Riley, who babysits
Welcome_to_Collinwood
Lamb (D) Pull Off Another Special Election Upset Victory". Daily Kos. March 3, 2018. "PA-18: Rep. Dwight Evans (D) Helps Conor Lamb (D) Pull Off A Doug
2018 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district special election
2018_Pennsylvania's_18th_congressional_district_special_election
Belgian footballer (born 2003)
Bola (in European Portuguese). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024. "Porto pull off stunning comeback to beat Sporting in seven-goal Super Taça thriller".
Zeno_Debast
Measure of a watercraft's pulling power
Bollard pull is a conventional measure of the pulling (or towing) power of a watercraft. It is defined as the force (usually in tonnes-force or kilonewtons
Bollard_pull
Container specifically made for liquid such as beverages and usually made of aluminum
pull-tabs detached easily. In 1976, the Journal of the American Medical Association noted cases of children ingesting pull-tabs that had broken off and
Drink_can
Barbell deadlift variation
spine should be avoided. Lifters may choose to pull the slack out of the bar before attempting to lift it off of the ground. This is achieved by lowering
Sumo_deadlift
2011 basketball championship series
Retrieved June 7, 2011. MacMahon, Tim (June 3, 2011). "Mavericks' duo pull off the incredible". ESPNDallas.com. Retrieved June 5, 2011. "Dirk Nowitzki
2011_NBA_Finals
Indian film producer
from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2017. "Nobody could pull off Oh Baby better than Sam and Nandini Reddy: Producer Sunitha". The Times
Sunitha_Tati
Truck that moves semi trailers within a cargo yard
they will often back trailers into docks that are narrow or difficult to pull off by large OTR tractors with sleeper berths. Some manufacturers include Terberg
Terminal_tractor
Indian film director
"Vasanth Ravi Interview: Pon Ondru Kanden will settle the debate if I can pull off light-hearted films". OTTPlay. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
V._Priya
2004 competitive Street Fighter highlight
3rd Strike Online Edition, features a challenge where players need to pull off the Daigo Parry. A parody of Evo Moment #37 was presented in the 2012 anime
Evo_Moment_37
American actor (born 1979)
Trice song "Snitch", where he plays a member of a group who successfully pull off a bank robbery, and then snitches on them. Gonzalez was also in Red Cafe's
Rick_Gonzalez
Indian actress
July 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2020. K, Janani (25 October 2016). "Can't pull off a modern look: Arundhati Nair". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original
Arundhati_Nair
Irish television presenter
put together a Yahoo! 12-part series Work the Look demonstrating how to pull off key essential looks. Her first major documentary Oi Ginger! was broadcast
Angela_Scanlon
1990s Indian fantasy television series
created, written, produced, and directed by Nirja Guleri. The serial was pulled off air by Doordarshan in 1996 and the producers had to file a suit in court
Chandrakanta_(1994_TV_series)
American subscription streaming TV service
the networks (one of which was carrying the Bally Sports moniker) were pulled off the service after the two sides could not come to a renegotiation agreement
YouTube_TV
Type of poker game
become more aggressive than normal. Bluffs for example become easier to pull off in a heads-up game since it is only necessary to bluff a single opponent
Heads-up_poker
2009 film by Mimi Leder
veteran thief Keith Ripley recruits younger crook Gabriel Martin to help him pull off one final job in order to repay his debt to the Russian mafia, who had
Thick_as_Thieves_(2009_film)
Indicates that musical notes are played or sung smoothly and connected
Holdsworth, tend to eschew pull-offs entirely for what some feel is a detrimental effect on guitar tone as the string is pulled slightly sideways. The term
Legato
especially in the commencement of their practice, to pull off legs and arms of infants, and even to pull away the entire body and leave the head in the uterus
Jakob_Kolletschka
American animated television series
henchman Professor Frost plot to steal the N-1000 (a superfast submarine) to pull off the "Crime of the Century". When Batman and Robin raid his hideout, Mr
The_New_Adventures_of_Batman
Base material processing is conducted on
40.1059B. doi:10.1088/0022-3727/40/4/021. S2CID 29014063. Gent (1986), Pull-off Forces for Adhesive Tapes (PDF), OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH Contract N00014-85-K-0222
Substrate_(materials_science)
1946 single by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
all night, stay a little longer, Dance all night, dance a little longer, Pull off your coat, throw it in the corner, Don't see why you can't stay a little
Stay_a_Little_Longer
7th episode of the 1st season of WKRP in Cincinnati
Hugh Wilson. In the episode, station manager Arthur Carlson attempts to pull off the greatest Thanksgiving promotion in radio history: dropping live turkeys
Turkeys_Away
British sports commentator and pundit
protest. His friends, thinking reasonably that he wouldn't be able to pull off such a stunt, invested in Loughran's bet, meaning that there was £300 riding
Angus_Loughran
Association football tournament
World Cup tournament in 1974. In Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the host country pulled off an upset by winning the tournament and claiming a spot in the World Cup
CONCACAF_Gold_Cup
Plum cultivar
The stone is semi-clinging and does not come off completely from the flesh but the skin is easy to pull off. The flesh is quite rough, light yellow and
Victoria_plum
Pressure sensitive tape made of paper
intended to hold blueprints to a drawing board or light table, and to pull off easily without damaging the drawing. Masking tape is also used in long
Masking_tape
2005 film by Doug Liman
grandiose scale, and acknowledged that the tone was difficult for a film to pull off, since if taken literally, some of the characters' actions (such as John
Mr._&_Mrs._Smith_(2005_film)
Shooting method where the weapon's sights are not used or relied on
difference in the pull of the trigger. This method is of great advantage when one has a standing shot at deer, as one is less liable to pull off. Russell, Charles
Point_shooting
Prohibited moves
"Opinion: Simone Biles penalized for having skills other gymnasts can't pull off". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-05-17. International Gymnastics Federation
Banned_gymnastics_skills
2002 video game
being too simple. A common point was the low number of opportunities to pull off combos, which was attributed to the skateboarding lines, particularly their
The_Simpsons_Skateboarding
2010 Indian film
of grating on the nerves in other films, the dimpled actor manages to pull off inane jokes easily. ‘Swayamvara’ is a nice title for a less-than-nice
Swayamvara_(2010_film)
Indian actress (born 1968)
2026. "Sandhya Mridul on Koshish-Ek Aashaa: Friends thought I could not pull off Kajal's role". Hindustan Times. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
Shubhangi_Gokhale
2005 video game
to match the offer before it's torn down. After helping Rodney Mullen pull off a successful flatland demo, Mindy, upon noticing people were filming the
Tony_Hawk's_American_Sk8land
1977 film
which eventually persuades the venue to continue the game. The Bears pull off an upset win, and Kelly finally makes peace with his absentee father, telling
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
The_Bad_News_Bears_in_Breaking_Training
British television baking competition
September 2016. "Sandi Toksvig goes from Bake Off presenter to contestant after celebrity baker pulls out". Radio Times. Retrieved 20 March 2019. Davies
The_Great_British_Bake_Off
1971 action thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg
Again, he encounters the truck, which has pulled off to the side of the road ahead, waiting for him. The truck pulls out in front of Mann and starts antagonizing
Duel_(1971_film)
Band from San Diego, California
instrumental melodies [which] provide a depth and push/pull that many musicians can't pull off without sounding just noisy." Mitch Wilson – guitar, vocals
No_Knife
1976 American comedy film
Durning and Lesley Ann Warren. In the film, two dimwitted con-men try to pull off the biggest heist ever seen in late nineteenth-century New York City. They
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Harry_and_Walter_Go_to_New_York
2012 novel by Stephen Graham Jones
novel as "absurd, bonkers, completely off its rocker ... something that only Stephen Graham Jones could pull off so brilliantly..." Dunn notes that Jones's
Zombie_Bake-Off
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name, Lulla.German (Lüll) : from a short form of any of the Germanic personal names formed with liut- ‘people’ as the first element.Catalan (also Llull) : from the personal name Lullus, probably of Germanic origin.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Bitter.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin, possibly from an unrecorded late survival of the Old English personal name Tula.South German (Tüll) : from a nickname for someone who was patient, from Middle High German dult ‘patience’; or from a personal name formed with the same word; or from Middle High German tult, dult ‘fair’, ‘festival’ (Bavarian Dult).South German : nickname for a stubborn man, Tull.Altered spelling of German Toll.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Love's Labours Lost' A constable.
Boy/Male
British, Danish, English, Norwegian
Skin; Parchment
Boy/Male
British, English, Irish, Latin
Star of the Sea; Small; Form of Paul
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English gulle ‘gull’ or gul(le) (Old Norse gulr) ‘yellow’, ‘pale’ (of hair or complexion).Swiss German : nickname for an irascible or unreliable person, from an Alemannic form of Latin gallus ‘rooster’. See also Guell.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : variant spelling of Pol.English (Norfolk) : variant of Paul or Pool.German (also Pöll) : from a short form of a personal name composed with Old High German bald ‘bold’, ‘brave’.North German : variant of Pohl 2.South German form of Boll.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : variant spelling of Paul.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Parchment; Mantle; Skin
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon and Cornwall)
English (Devon and Cornwall) : topographic name for someone who lived by a tidal creek or an inlet of the sea, Old English pyll, or a habitational name from Pylle in Somerset, which was named with this word.English (Devon and Cornwall) : descriptive nickname for a small, rotund person, from Middle English, Old French pil(l)e ‘ball’.
Boy/Male
English
Mantle.
Girl/Female
Hebrew English
Wished-for child; rebellion; bitter.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a strong, aggressive, bull-like man, from Middle English bul(l)e, bol(l)e. Occasionally, the name may denote a keeper of a bull. Compare Bulman.German (mainly northern) : from a byname for a cattle breeder, keeper, or dealer. Compare South German Ochs.South German : nickname for a short fat man, a variant of Bolle, or a nickname for a man with the physical characteristics of a bull.
Boy/Male
British, English
Grinder
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Possibly a shortened form of any of several German compound surnames formed with Full- or Füll-.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Pell, a pet form of Peter.English : metonymic occupational name for a dealer in furs, from Middle English, Old French pel ‘skin’.English : variant of Pill 1.German : variant of Pelle or, in some instances, a variant of Pfell, the South German form of this name, from Middle High German phelle(e) ‘purple silk cloth’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hill 1.English : from a pet form of Hugh.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Cula.Americanized spelling of German and Swedish Kall or German Koll.
Girl/Female
British, English, Hebrew, Irish
Rhyming Variant of Molly; Bitterness; Star of the Sea; Small
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Boy/Male
Tamil
Swift, Fast
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vanisri | வாநீஷà¯à®°à¯€
Boy/Male
Welsh English
Good-natured.
Female
Ukrainian
, birthday, or, Christmas day.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Reviver of lakshmanas life
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from a place called Wardour in Wiltshire, named with Old english weard ‘watch’ + Åra ‘hill slope’.
Girl/Female
Latin
Little precious jewel.
Girl/Female
Indian
Melody, Song
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Trusted; Accomplished
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Teutonic
High-born; Brilliant; Intelligent; Noble; Bright
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v. t.
To deprive of the pulp, or integument.
v. t.
To strike the ball in a particular manner. See Pull, n., 8.
n.
The act of rowing; as, a pull on the river.
v. t.
To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop; -- sometimes with off; as, to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass.
a.
Quite full; choke-full.
n.
The act of drinking; as, to take a pull at the beer, or the mug.
Compar.
Not wanting in any essential quality; complete, entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon.
Compar.
Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in. quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture.
v. i.
To become dull or stupid.
a.
Full to the brim; quite full; chock-full.
n.
A knob, handle, or lever, etc., by which anything is pulled; as, a drawer pull; a bell pull.
v. t.
To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one; as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar.
a.
Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large; fierce.
n.
A contest; a struggle; as, a wrestling pull.
v. t.
To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; to bull Lake Shore; to endeavor to raise prices in; as, to bull the market. See 1st Bull, n., 4.
v. i.
To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope.
v. t.
To reduce to pulp.
v. t.
To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one; to pluck; as, to pull fruit; to pull flax; to pull a finch.
v. t.
To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free from integument; as, to hull corn.
n.
Something in one's favor in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing; as, in weights the favorite had the pull.