pull: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with P · ends with L
Meaning of pull
verb
- intransitive, transitive
To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
Example: When I give the signal, pull the rope.
To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck or pick (flowers, fruit, etc.).
Example: to pull fruit from a tree
- transitive
To attract or net; to pull in.
- Ireland, UK, ambitransitive, slang
To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.
Example: I pulled at the club last night.
Listed forms: pulls, pulling, pulled, glossary, pullest.
Source: Wiktionary — pull.
intj
Command used by a target shooter to request that the target be released/launched.
Source: Wiktionary — pull.
noun
- countable
An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).
Example: He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out.
- uncountable
An attractive force which causes motion towards the source.
Example: The spaceship came under the pull of the gas giant.
- figuratively, uncountable
An advantage over somebody; a means of influencing.
Example: The hypnotist exerted a pull over his patients.
- figuratively, informal, uncountable
The power to influence someone or something; sway, clout.
Example: I don't have a lot of pull within the company.
Listed forms: pulls.
Source: Wiktionary — pull.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for pull.
noun
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
noun
special advantage or influence
noun
a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
noun
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is pull in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of pull
P(3) + U(1) + L(1) + L(1) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of pull
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from pull
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in pull. Showing up to 24, longest first.