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pulling
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Synonyms:
plucking, shaking, contesting, twitching, struggling Collocations, towing, stretching, drawing Collocations, hauling


pull
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Sense: Verb: exert force so as to move
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Sense: Verb: remove by pulling
Synonyms:
extract Collocations, remove Collocations, uproot, pry out, pluck Collocations, pluck out, take out, yank Collocations, wring Collocations
Sense: Verb: attract
Synonyms:
attract, lure Collocations, pull in, bring in, bring Collocations, entice Collocations, ensnare, sway Collocations, influence Collocations, draw Collocations, appeal to
Sense: Verb: strain a muscle
Synonyms:
strain Collocations, wrench Collocations, rack Collocations, overstretch, sprain Collocations, tear Collocations
Sense: Noun: act of pulling
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Sense: Noun: strain
Synonyms:
strain Collocations, tension Collocations, force Collocations, exertion
Sense: Noun: influence - informal
Synonyms:
influence Collocations, power Collocations, leverage Collocations, sway Collocations, clout Collocations, weight Collocations, authority Collocations, heft
Sense: Noun: attraction - informal
Synonyms:
attraction Collocations, allure Collocations, draw Collocations, appeal Collocations, lure Collocations, magnetism, bright lights

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