" pull "

1: to cause to follow by applying steady force on;

  * e.g., " ... a team of horses pulling a heavy wagon "

•  Synonyms : 

•  drag,

•  draw,

•  hale,

•  haul,

•  lug,

•  tow,

•  tug

•  Antonyms : 

•  drive,

•  propel,

•  push

2: to draw out by force or with effort;

  * e.g., " ... the dentist had to struggle to pull the tooth "

•  Synonyms : 

•  corkscrew,

•  extract,

•  prize,

•  pry,

•  root (out),

•  tear (out),

•  uproot,

•  wrest,

•  wring,

•  yank

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure;

  * e.g., " ... lift the crate carefully, or you'll pull a muscle "

•  Synonyms : 

•  rack,

•  strain,

•  stretch,

•  wrench

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in recover, rally;

•  Synonyms : 

•  rally,

•  recover,

•  come around,

•  come round,

•  come to,

•  revive,

•  awake,

•  awaken,

•  wake up

•  Antonyms : 

•  black out,

•  faint,

•  pass out

2: as in be, hold up;

•  Synonyms : 

•  abide,

•  continue,

•  endure,

•  hang on,

•  hold on,

•  hold out,

•  hold up,

•  last,

•  lead,

•  persist,

•  stand,

•  stick out,

•  withstand,

•  be,

•  breathe,

•  exist,

•  live,

•  subsist,

•  ride (out),

•  survive,

•  weather,

•  outlast,

•  outlive,

•  wear out,

•  flourish,

•  prosper,

•  thrive

•  Antonyms : 

•  croak,

•  decease,

•  depart,

•  die,

•  expire,

•  pass (on),

•  pass away,

•  perish,

•  succumb,

•  disappear,

•  evaporate,

•  fade,

•  vanish,

•  cease,

•  end,

•  stop

1: as in detach, disengage;

•  Synonyms : 

•  detach,

•  disengage,

•  disentangle,

•  flee,

•  fly,

•  flinch,

•  recoil,

•  shrink,

•  chicken (out),

•  bow out,

•  back down,

•  backpedal,

•  backtrack,

•  climb down,

•  abandon,

•  depart,

•  evacuate,

•  go,

•  leave,

•  quit,

•  vacate,

•  back away,

•  drop back,

•  fall back,

•  pull out,

•  recede,

•  retire,

•  retreat,

•  withdraw

•  Antonyms : 

•  beard,

•  brave,

•  brazen,

•  breast,

•  confront,

•  dare,

•  defy,

•  face,

•  outbrave,

•  advance

1: to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of;

  * e.g., " ... a powerful storm pulled down the old fishing shack, which had been immortalized in countless paintings "

•  Synonyms : 

•  annihilate,

•  cream,

•  decimate,

•  demolish,

•  desolate,

•  destroy,

•  devastate,

•  do in,

•  extinguish,

•  nuke,

•  pulverize,

•  raze,

•  rub out,

•  ruin,

•  shatter,

•  smash,

•  tear down,

•  total,

•  vaporize,

•  waste,

•  wrack,

•  wreck

•  Antonyms : 

•  build,

•  construct,

•  erect,

•  put up,

•  raise,

•  rear,

•  set up

2: to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces;

  * e.g., " ... an ugly billboard that was eventually pulled down "

•  Synonyms : 

•  demolish,

•  level,

•  raze,

•  tear down,

•  unbuild

•  Antonyms : 

•  forfeit,

•  lose

3: to receive as return for effort;

  * e.g., " ... he's pulling down six figures at that job "

•  Synonyms : 

•  acquire,

•  attain,

•  bag,

•  bring in,

•  capture,

•  carry,

•  come by,

•  draw,

•  earn,

•  gain,

•  garner,

•  get,

•  knock down,

•  land,

•  make,

•  obtain,

•  procure,

•  realize,

•  reap,

•  secure,

•  win

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression);

  * e.g., " ... a company that cannot manage to pull in costs will not be in business for very long "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bridle,

•  check,

•  constrain,

•  contain,

•  control,

•  curb,

•  govern,

•  hold,

•  inhibit,

•  keep,

•  measure,

•  regulate,

•  rein (in),

•  restrain,

•  rule,

•  tame

•  Antonyms : 

•  lose

2: to take or keep under one's control by authority of law;

  * e.g., " ... he was pulled in after a random traffic stop turned up drugs in his car "

•  Synonyms : 

•  apprehend,

•  arrest,

•  bust,

•  collar,

•  nab,

•  nail,

•  nick,

•  pick up,

•  pinch,

•  restrain,

•  run in,

•  seize

•  Antonyms : 

•  discharge

1: to carry through (as a process) to completion;

  * e.g., " ... the rebel forces pulled off a surprisingly successful offensive against the better equipped government troops "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accomplish,

•  achieve,

•  bring off,

•  carry off,

•  carry out,

•  commit,

•  compass,

•  do,

•  execute,

•  follow through (with),

•  fulfill,

•  make,

•  negotiate,

•  perform,

•  perpetrate,

•  prosecute,

•  put through

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to leave a place often for another;

  * e.g., " ... the party's been fun, but it's time to pull out "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bail,

•  bail out,

•  begone,

•  book,

•  bug off,

•  bug out,

•  bugger off,

•  buzz (off),

•  clear off,

•  clear out,

•  cut out,

•  depart,

•  dig out,

•  exit,

•  get,

•  get off,

•  go,

•  go off,

•  move,

•  pack (up or off),

•  part,

•  peel off,

•  pike (out or off),

•  push off,

•  push on,

•  quit,

•  run along,

•  sally (forth),

•  scarper,

•  shove (off),

•  step (along),

•  take off,

•  vamoose,

•  walk out

•  Antonyms : 

•  arrive,

•  come,

•  show up,

•  turn up

2: to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable);

  * e.g., " ... the aid workers have been advised to pull out of those regions to which the conflict has spread "

•  Synonyms : 

•  back away,

•  drop back,

•  fall back,

•  recede,

•  retire,

•  retreat,

•  withdraw

•  Antonyms : 

•  advance

1: to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness;

  * e.g., " ... after a week without any relapses, it became clear that she would pull round eventually "

•  Synonyms : 

•  come back,

•  convalesce,

•  gain,

•  heal,

•  mend,

•  rally,

•  recoup,

•  recover,

•  recuperate,

•  snap back

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to bring (something) to a standstill;

  * e.g., " ... the jockey tried to pull up the apparently injured horse "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arrest,

•  bring up,

•  catch,

•  check,

•  draw up,

•  fetch up,

•  halt,

•  hold up,

•  stall,

•  stay,

•  still,

•  stop

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force;

  * e.g., " ... I gave the door such a pull that when it suddenly opened, I nearly fell backwards "

•  Synonyms : 

•  draw,

•  haul,

•  jerk,

•  pluck,

•  tug,

•  wrench,

•  yank

•  Antonyms : 

•  push

2: the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly;

  * e.g., " ... their lawyer supposedly has a lot of pull with the administration in Washington "

•  Synonyms : 

•  authority,

•  clout,

•  credit,

•  heft,

•  in,

•  influence,

•  juice,

•  leverage,

•  sway,

•  weight

•  Antonyms : 

•  disadvantage,

•  drawback,

•  handicap,

•  liability,

•  minus,

•  penalty,

•  strike

3: the more favorable condition or position in a competition;

  * e.g., " ... a political candidate with all of the pull that comes with a vast fortune and famous surname "

•  Synonyms : 

•  advantage,

•  better,

•  bulge,

•  catbird seat,

•  drop,

•  edge,

•  high ground,

•  inside track,

•  jump,

•  stead,

•  upper hand,

•  vantage,

•  whip hand

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)