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Pulling and Dropping

pulling

noun

  • The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you.
    • usage: "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"

verb

  • Cause to move by pulling.
    • usage: "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
  • Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.
    • usage: "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
  • Move into a certain direction.
    • usage: "the car pulls to the right"
  • Apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion.
    • usage: "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin"
  • Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation.
    • usage: "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
  • Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover.
    • usage: "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
  • Steer into a certain direction.
    • usage: "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"
  • Strain abnormally.
    • usage: "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
  • Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense.
    • usage: "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"
  • Operate when rowing a boat.
    • usage: "pull the oars"
  • Rein in to keep from winning a race.
    • usage: "pull a horse"
  • Tear or be torn violently.
    • usage: "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
  • Hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing.
    • usage: "pull the ball"
  • Strip of feathers.
    • usage: "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
  • Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense.
    • usage: "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
  • Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for.
    • usage: "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title"
  • Take away.
    • usage: "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(p.pr.&vb.n.) of Pull.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
dropping

verb

  • Let fall to the ground.
    • usage: "Don't drop the dishes"
  • To fall vertically.
    • usage: "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
  • Go down in value.
    • usage: "Stock prices dropped"
  • Fall or descend to a lower place or level.
    • usage: "He sank to his knees"
  • Terminate an association with.
    • usage: "drop him from the Republican ticket"
  • Utter with seeming casualness.
    • usage: "drop a hint"; drop names"
  • Stop pursuing or acting.
    • usage: "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off"
  • Leave or unload.
    • usage: "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
  • Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow.
    • usage: "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"
  • Lose (a game. )
    • usage: "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13"
  • Pay out.
    • usage: "spend money"
  • Lower the pitch of (musical notes.
  • Hang freely.
    • usage: "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
  • Stop associating with.
    • usage: "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
  • Let or cause to fall in drops.
    • usage: "dribble oil into the mixture"
  • Get rid of.
    • usage: "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
  • Take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth.
    • usage: "She dropped acid when she was a teenager"
  • Omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing.
    • usage: " New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's"
  • Leave undone or leave out.
    • usage: "How could I miss that typo"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
  • Change from one level to another.
    • usage: "She dropped into army jargon"
  • Fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death.
    • usage: "shop til you drop"
  • Grow worse.
    • usage: "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
  • Give birth; used for animals.
    • usage: "The cow dropped her calf this morning"

adjective

  • Coming down freely under the influence of gravity.
    • usage: "the eerie whistle of dropping bombs"; "falling rain"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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