pull

the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you

the pull up the hill had him breathing harder

his strenuous pulling strained his back

a sustained effort

it was a long pull but we made it

a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

he took a puff on his pipe

he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly

a device used for pulling something

he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer

special advantage or influence

the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull

the force used in pulling

the pull of the moon

the pull of the current

a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell

he was sidelined with a hamstring pull

strain abnormally

I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up

The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition

take away

pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf

take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for

We all rooted for the home team

I'm pulling for the underdog

remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

pull weeds

extract a bad tooth

strip of feathers

pull a chicken

pluck the capon