pull
- noun
- /pʊl/
- But just as he had his hand on the door pull, he turned.
We decided on the Chef Boyardee pull top cans.
- We decided on the Chef Boyardee pull top cans.
Examples
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"Indeed it was; the five drawers with bronze pulls were triangular, ending in a point at center.
Fiction book (1995) -
But then our hero realized that these little knobs were the perfect size for standard cabinet drawer pulls.
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One: You see that red pull tab?
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Julie helps Nancy reach a pull cord in the ceiling.
Fiction book (1998) -
It has a pull-down ladder.
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The Bosnian reached up and gripped the pull ring on the fuse lighter.
Fiction book (1996) -
Closing the door, I tugged at the pull tab of the padded envelope and shook out a rectangular box.
Fiction book (1996) -
To open the drawer, simply grasp the pull and tug gently.
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The old cabinet featured ornate brass pulls that added charm to the kitchen.
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Make sure to grip the pull firmly when trying to open the stuck door.
Synonyms
The part of an object you hold to carry or use it
A rounded handle used to open or adjust things like doors and radios
A round handle that you turn to open or close a door
A part on a door, like a knob or lever, that you hold and move to open it
Idioms
Make your situation better by working hard without help
- Informal
Find a surprising way to solve a problem at the last moment
Save someone from a difficult situation at the last moment
- Offensive
Make up ideas quickly without preparing or checking facts
To promise help again and again and then take it away at the last moment
To suddenly stop helping someone, leaving them in a difficult situation
- Literature
To mention being a woman or man to avoid blame and get sympathy
To succeed and then stop others from getting the same chances
- Archaic
To tell a story in a way that makes what happened sound bigger or not true
Compounds
- Specialized
A rise in general prices caused by higher production costs like wages and raw materials
- Specialized
A rise in prices when people want to buy more things than before
How Easy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pull was also used for the thing you use to draw, so a drawer pull is the handle you take hold of to open something, just like the verb pull means to draw it toward you.