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pulls

/pʊlz/ · noun

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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