to pull
- verb
- /pʊl/
- Jargon
- Ryan Braun pulled a 2-1 pitch into the left field corner.
- pull the ball
- pull a shot
- pull a drive
Not really because most, most pull, most bowling shots.
- Not really because most, most pull, most bowling shots.
Examples
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All ground balls pulled, despite Weaver working the outside plenty.
Blog text (31) -
-Unless she pitches inside, pull it.
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Fastball pulled to the right side.
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Jonathan Lucroy pulled a 1-1 pitch into left center.
Blog text (23) -
Bill dribbles right, pulls up a 22-footer.
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The next batter was right-handed, and Jesse knew he pulled everything.
Fiction book (2002) -
Ball player pulls up and swishes a three-pointer, Duke by two.
Fiction book (2000) -
Ryan Braun pulled a 2-1 pitch toward third that should have been an inning-ending double play.
Blog text (23) -
With two out, Scherzer throws three consecutive changeups to Sandoval, who pulls the third for a single to right.
Blog text (4) -
To hit a home run, you need to pull the ball to the right field.
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
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Get control of your feelings and calm down after being upset
To survive a serious illness or danger, often with help from others, and start to get better
- Literature
To take a short line from a text and show it separately to get attention
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 Hard
Surface Forms
Etymology
The sports use of pull keeps the sense 'to draw' from pullen: to pull the ball is to hit it so it goes toward the side you are facing, as if you have drawn it that way.