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
Connie 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
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 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.