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pull: I. transitive verb II. intransitive verb III. noun
pull ahead: intransitive verb
pull apart: transitive verb
pull back: intransitive verb
pull down: transitive verb
pull in: intransitive verb
pull off: transitive verb
pull out: intransitive verb
pull over: I. transitive verb II. intransitive verb
pull through: intransitive verb
pull up: I. transitive verb II. intransitive verb

I . pull [pʊl] VB trans

1. pull (draw):

pull

puxar

pull trigger

pull muscle

to pull a fast one inf

2. pull (take out):

pull gun, knife

sacar

3. pull (attract):

pull

Phrases:

to pull sb's leg

fazer hora com alguém

II . pull [pʊl] VB intr

pull

puxar

to pull on sth

III . pull [pʊl] N

1. pull (action):

pull

puxão m

a pull on/at sth

um puxão em a. c.

2. pull inf (influence):

pull

to feel the pull of sth

sentir a atração de a. c.

pull ahead VB intr

pull apart VB trans insep

1. pull apart:

2. pull apart (criticize):

pull back VB intr

to pull back from sth

cair fora de a. c.

pull down VB trans (demolish)

pull in VB intr (cars)

pull in trains

pull off VB trans inf

to pull it off

tirá-la (uma roupa)

pull out VB intr

pull out (drive onto road)

dar uma guinada

pull out (to overtake)

I . pull over VB trans

pull over police:

mandar alguém encostar o carro

II . pull over VB intr

encostar o carro no meio-fio

pull through VB intr

pull through

I . pull up VB trans inf (reprimand)

censurar repreender

II . pull up VB intr

pull up (car)

parar

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This control system resembles that of aircraft control sticks, where pulling back causes pitch up and pushing forward causes pitch down; computer joysticks also typically emulate this control-configuration. en.wikipedia.org

It is thought that the cell then retracts its pilus, pulling the phage toward the bacterium. en.wikipedia.org

During questioning, he admitted to pulling four sandbags from one portion of the levee and moving them to the trouble spot he'd claimed to have seen. en.wikipedia.org

The other side of me was seeing all my homies pulling up in nice rides, chains, and nicer clothes. www.billboard.com

I drop to a knee to get a closer look, pulling out a thin spiral-bound datebook. www.stuff.co.nz

The general rule is that the total load (sulky and driver) should not exceed three times the weight of the dog doing the pulling. en.wikipedia.org

If only he knew about this oil pulling malarkey, eh? www.cosmopolitan.co.uk

Like other cephalopods, they are propelled by jet by pulling water into the mantle cavity, and pushing it through the siphon, in gentle, rhythmic pulses. en.wikipedia.org

He took it further and added a witty one-liner that if both started pulling at his hands from both sides, he would be torn apart! www.thehindu.com

In a numeric simulation the learner or user makes decisions by pulling levers and dialers as well as through inputting numbers. en.wikipedia.org

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