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pull

pull

4 7.2
A single breath of smoke from a cigarette or pipe
  • noun
  • /pʊl/
  • Informal
: calada
  • "What did she say?" She took quick pulls on the cigarette, considering her answer.

Examples

  • Take a pull on this, pal!

  • Come on, just give me a pull.

  • You get you another pull on that.

  • - Give me a pull on that.

  • Then, after another pull from the can, he added, "More or less."

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I'll take a pull at that myself.

  • Then he would take several deep pulls from the neck of his bottle of brandy before falling into bed.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • I took a few more pulls, very leisurely, then passed him the filter load.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Annabelle silently gets out a flask, takes a pull of whisky, and offers some to Maverick.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • After a long day, he took a relaxing pull on his cigar while watching the sunset.

Synonyms

puff
vspull
18 2.7

A single breath of smoke from a cigarette or pipe

is done more slowly to take in smoke gently
drag
vspull
15 7.1

A short strong breath of smoke from a cigarette or pipe

is done more slowly to take in smoke gently

Antonyms

127 2.6

To breathe out air or smoke from your lungs

Idioms

19 5.2

Do everything possible to make something succeed

17 4.1

To tell someone something that is not true to make them laugh

12 8.3

To trick someone in a clever way so they do not notice

To trick someone by hiding the truth

to pull a face
  • Informal
3 5.5

Make a face to show dislike or discomfort

Find a surprising way to solve a problem at the last moment

to pull teeth
  • Informal
2 7.5

To have a lot of trouble getting someone to give an answer or help

1 5.3

Make people feel deep sadness or pity

1 9.9

Trying to meet someone to start a romantic or sexual relationship

1 4.7

Cheer for a team or person who is expected to lose

To tease someone by saying something that is not true as a joke

to pull your pud
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To waste time instead of working

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

1 9.9

To make a big embarrassing mistake that others notice

9.9

To make a silly mistake that makes people laugh at you

To become less confident and not try as hard after problems

To start working hard after not doing much

Be quieter and more careful about what you say

3.9

To do your fair share of work in a group

Make up ideas quickly without preparing or checking facts

To suddenly stop helping someone, leaving them in a difficult situation

8.4

To mention being a woman or man to avoid blame and get sympathy

To succeed and then stop others from getting the same chances

9.1

To tell a story in a way that makes what happened sound bigger or not true

To start trying much harder after being lazy

Compounds

8 3.9

An exercise where you hang from a bar and pull your chin above it

The pull that makes things fall toward Earth or another large body

pull quote
  • Literature
2 4.1

A short quotation from an article shown separately to draw attention

1 3.8

A paved area beside a main road where cars can stop briefly

leg-pull
  • Archaic
1 7.1

A joke that tries to make someone believe a false story for fun

1 4.7

A chain with a handle that you use to turn on a light or flush a toilet

demand-pull inflation
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A rise in prices when people want to buy more things than before

pull-up
  • UK
1 9.5

A small cafe by the road where truck drivers stop to eat and rest

pull-in
  • UK
1 6.5

A roadside place like a cafe where drivers stop to rest and eat

cost-pull inflation
  • Specialized
7.0

A rise in general prices caused by higher production costs like wages and raw materials

pull-through
  • Specialized
8.4

A cloth on a cord with a weight used to clean a gun barrel

How Deep

lungful
2 3.1
drag
15 7.1
pull
  • Informal
4 7.2
puff
18 2.7

Surface Forms

pull singular
pulls plural

Etymology

Pull also names a quick 'drawing in', so a pull on a cigarette or vape is the act of drawing smoke into your mouth.