pull
- noun
- /pʊl/
- The crowd wavered, feeling the pull of the music and the hawkers.
- exert a powerful pull
- a powerful pull
- push and pull
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Watch on YouTubeConnie was like a biblical level pull for us right there.
- Connie was like a biblical level pull for us right there.
- Oh, What type of pull do you have with him?
- So Ukraine has a relationship or a pull towards the European Union and NATO.
Examples
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I can feel the pull of my own life calling me back.
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He's got a lot of pull.
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I got a lot of pull in this town.
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Though it was not as strong as the pull of the other channel, it moved them along.
Fiction book (1990) -
China has used the gravitational pull of its economic might to strengthen regional economic integration.
Academic text (2008) -
Anyway, listen, I was calling to let you know that if you need any help with anything, I've got some pull with the manager, so don't be afraid to give me a call.
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In an otherwise barren landscape, it exerts an almost gravitational pull, drawing visitors up the steep yellow steps.
Academic text (2011) -
She has considerable pull in local politics, which helps her get things done.
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His connections give him a lot of pull in the business community.
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To succeed in the industry, many believe you need a bit of pull with the right people.
Synonyms
Power that someone has over other people
Power to influence people or events to get a better result
Power and influence in business or politics
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Find a surprising way to solve a problem at the last moment
Save someone from a difficult situation at the last moment
To promise help again and again and then take it away at the last moment
Make your situation better by working hard without help
- Offensive
Make up ideas quickly without preparing or checking facts
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 prices when people want to buy more things than before
- Specialized
A rise in general prices caused by higher production costs like wages and raw materials
How Influential
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pull keeps the old idea of 'drawing in' from pullen, so a person's pull is their influence or power that helps them bring people or things to them.