pulls
/pʊlz/ · noun
Meaning
- An act of pulling (applying force)
- An attractive force which causes motion towards the source
- Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope
- Something in one's favour in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing.
- Appeal or attraction (e.g. of a movie star)
- The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology
- To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
- To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck.
- To attract or net; to pull in.
- To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.
- To remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability.
- To retrieve or generate for use.
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