pulling是什么意思

When you pull something, you hold it firmly and use force in order to move it towards you or away from its previous position.

When you pull an object from a bag, pocket, or cupboard, you put your hand in and bring the object out.

When a vehicle, animal, or person pulls a cart or piece of machinery, they are attached to it or hold it, so that it moves along behind them when they move forward.

If you pull yourself or pull a part of your body in a particular direction, you move your body or a part of your body with effort or force.

When a driver or vehicle pulls to a stop or a halt, the vehicle stops.

In a race or contest, if you pull ahead of or pull away from an opponent, you gradually increase the amount by which you are ahead of them.

If you pull something apart, you break or divide it into small pieces, often in order to put them back together again in a different way.

If someone pulls a gun or a knife on someone else, they take out a gun or knife and threaten the other person with it.

To pull crowds, viewers, or voters means to attract them.

If something pulls you or pulls your thoughts or feelings in a particular direction, it strongly attracts you or influences you in a particular way.

A pull is a strong physical force which causes things to move in a particular direction.

If you are pulling for someone, you support and encourage them, especially in a competition.

If you pull a muscle, you injure it by straining it.

If someone pulls on a cigarette, they take a deep breath with the cigarette in their mouth.

To pull a stunt or a trick on someone means to do something dramatic or silly in order to get their attention or trick them.

If someone pulls someone else, they succeed in attracting them sexually and in spending the rest of the evening or night with them.

You can say to someone 'Pull the other one' or 'Pull the other one, it's got bells on' to tell them that you do not believe what they have told you and you think they must be joking.