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pull

pull

5 7.2
A single breath of smoke from a cigarette or pipe
  • noun
  • /pʊl/
  • Informal
translation icon : 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
22 2.7

A single breath of smoke from a cigarette or pipe

is done more slowly to take in smoke gently
drag
vspull
18 7.1

A short strong breath of smoke from a cigarette or pipe

is done more slowly to take in smoke gently

Antonyms

62 2.6

To breathe out air or smoke from your lungs

Idioms

20 3.9

To do your fair share of work in a group

17 5.2

Do everything possible to make something succeed

12 8.3

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

To trick someone by hiding the truth

Make your situation better by working hard without help

to pull teeth
  • Informal
1 7.5

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

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

to pull a face
  • Informal
1 5.5

Make a face to show dislike or discomfort

1 9.9

To make a big embarrassing mistake that others notice

To become less confident and not try as hard after problems

Be quieter and more careful about what you say

1 4.1

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

Save someone from a difficult situation at the last moment

1 9.9

Trying to meet someone to start a romantic or sexual relationship

9.9

To make a silly mistake that makes people laugh at you

Cheer for a team or person who is expected to lose

Make people feel deep sadness or pity

To start working hard after not doing much

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

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

To start trying much harder after being lazy

to pull your pud
  • Offensive
9.9

To waste time instead of working

Compounds

7 3.9

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

3 3.8

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

pull quote
  • Literature
1 4.1

A short quotation from an article shown separately to draw attention

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

1 4.7

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

pull-through
  • Specialized
1 8.4

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

cost-pull inflation
  • Specialized
7.0

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

demand-pull inflation
  • Specialized
7.7

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

leg-pull
  • Archaic
7.1

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

pull-in
  • UK
6.5

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

pull-up
  • UK
9.5

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

How Deep

lungful
2 3.1
drag
18 7.1
pull
  • Informal
5 7.2
puff
22 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.