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pull1 /pʊl/ verbo transitivo

1. (draw) tirar de, jalar (AmL exc CS);
  (drag) arrastrar
1. (in specified direction) (+ adv compl): he was ~ed from the rubble alive lo sacaron vivo de entre los escombros;
  the current ~ed him under la corriente lo arrastró al fondo

1. (tug) tirar de, jalar (AmL exc CS)
1. (tear, detach): he ~ed the toy to bits rompió el juguete

1. ‹tooth› sacar^(conj.⇒)
1. ‹gun› sacar^(conj.⇒)

(colloq) ‹crowd/audience› atraer^(conj.⇒)

(Med) ‹muscle/tendon› desgarrarse

verbo intransitivo

(drag, tug) tirar, jalar (AmL exc CS)

[vehicle] (move) (+ adv compl): to ~ off the road salir^(conj.⇒) de la carretera;
to ~ into the station entrar en la estación

Phrasal Verbs
pull apart v + o + adv

(separate) separar

(pull to pieces) destrozar^(conj.⇒), hacer^(conj.⇒) pedazos

pull away v + adv

(free oneself) soltarse^(conj.⇒)

(move off) [train/bus] arrancar^(conj.⇒)

pull back v + adv

(retreat) [troops/enemy] retirarse

(withdraw) echarse atrás

pull down v + o + adv, v + adv + o

(lower) ‹blind› bajar

(demolish) ‹building› echar, tumbar (Méx)

pull in

v + o + adv, v + adv + o
1. (draw in) ‹nets/rope› recoger^(conj.⇒);
  ‹claws› retraer^(conj.⇒)
1. (attract) ‹customers› atraer^(conj.⇒)

v + adv
1. (arrive) [train/bus] llegar^(conj.⇒)
1. 1. (move over) [ship/car] arrimarse
  1. (stop) (BrE) [car/truck] parar

pull off v + o + adv, v + adv + o

(remove) ‹cover/lid› quitar

(achieve) (colloq) conseguir^(conj.⇒)

pull out

v + adv
1. [vehicle/driver]
  1. (depart) arrancar^(conj.⇒)
  1. (enter traffic): he ~ed out right in front of me se me metió justo delante
1. (withdraw) [troops/partner] retirarse

v + o + adv, v + adv + o
1. 1. (extract, remove) ‹tooth/nail/plug› sacar^(conj.⇒);
    ‹weeds/page› arrancar^(conj.⇒)
  1. (produce) ‹wallet/gun› sacar^(conj.⇒)
1. (withdraw) ‹team/troops› retirar

pull over

v + adv [driver/car] hacerse^(conj.⇒) a un lado;
(to stop) acercarse^(conj.⇒) a la acera (or al arcén etc) y parar

v + o + adv parar

pull through v + adv

(recover) reponerse^(conj.⇒)

(survive) salir^(conj.⇒) adelante

pull together

v + adv (cooperate) trabajar codo con codo

v + o + adv (control oneself): to ~ oneself together calmarse

pull up

v + o + adv, v + adv + o
1. (draw up) levantar, subir;
  to ~ one's socks up subirse los calcetines
1. (uproot) ‹plant› arrancar^(conj.⇒)

v + o + adv (reprimand) to ~ sb up (on sth) regañar or (CS) retar a algn (por algo)

v + adv (stop) [car/driver] parar

pull2 sustantivo

countable (tug) tirón m, jalón m (AmL exc CS)

uncountable
1. (pulling force) fuerza f
1. (influence) influencia f

pull: pull-out~-out sustantivo

(withdrawal) retirada f

(Journ) suplemento m;

pullover~over, (AmE also) pullover sweater~over sweater sustantivo See Also→ sweater

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pull [pʊl]

I	nombre 1 tirón 2 atracción, fuerza the pull of gravity, la fuerza de la gravedad 3 familiar influencia: Mary used her pull to find a job, Mary encontró trabajo gracias a un enchufe 4 (de una pipa, un cigarillo) chupada, calada (de una bebida) trago 5 (de un cajón) tirador, (de una puerta) pomo
II	verbo transitivo 1 mover, acercar: she pulled her chair to the window, acercó su silla a la ventana 2 (las cortinas) correr 3 (el gatillo) apretar 4 tirar de: pull this rope, tira de esta cuerda figurado to pull sb's leg, tomarle el pelo a alguien: you're pulling my leg!, ¡me estás tomando el pelo! 5 (una caravana, un coche, tren) arrastrar, empujar, remolcar, tirar de 6 atraer: he pulled a crowd, atrajo a mucha gente 7 sacar: she pulled a pen out of her bag, sacó una pluma del bolso to pull a knife, sacar una navaja 8 Med to pull a muscle, torcerse un músculo 9 (hacer) to pull a face, hacer una mueca to pull sthg to pieces, (lit & fig) hacer trizas algo
III	verbo intransitivo 1 tirar [at/on, de] 2 (en un vehículo) to pull to a halt, parar

Compound Forms:
bell-pull	n		badajo nm
bell-pull	n		tirador nm
leg-pull	n		tomadura de pelo nf
long pull		(furniture)	tirador largo
long pull		(smoking)	calada larga
long pull		(drink)	trago largo
pull apart			destrozar v
pull apart			separar v
pull aside			apartar v
pull away		de algo o alguien	alejarse v
pull away		algo o alguien	abandonar v
pull away		un coche	arrancar v
pull back		tropas	retirar v
pull down		slang jerga	obtener dinero v
pull down		una persiana, la falda	bajar vt
pull down		un edifico	derribar vt
pull down		precios	rebajar vt
pull down / up		(computers) i	activar / desactivar menús v
pull for		a alguien, animar	dar apoyo vt
pull in		slang jerga	obtener dinero v
pull in		slang jerga	arrestar v
pull in		en una autopista o carretera	área de descanso adj
pull in		el autobús, el tranvía	llegar vi
pull off		algo difícil	lograr vt
pull off		un coche	arrancar vt
pull off		la ropa	quitar v
pull on		ropa deprisa	ponerse vt
pull out		(take away) una bala, una espina	extraer v
pull out		de un compromiso	desentenderse v
pull out		(withdraw) tropas	retirar v
pull out		(take out) ropa	quitarse v
pull out		(car)	incorporarse al tráfico v
pull out			arrancarse v
pull over		(car) al arcén, un área de descanso	apartarse v
pull over		(police) un vehículo	hacer detener v
pull sb's leg			hacer la puñeta a alguien v
pull sb's leg			tomar el pelo a alguien v
pull the strings		(use one's influence) usar las influencias figurado	tirar de las cuerdas v
pull the strings		(use one's influence) usar las influencias figurado	usar los contactos v
pull through			salir del apuro v
pull to pieces			dar al traste con v
pull to pieces			hacer pedazos v
pull together			aunar esfuerzos v
pull up		(car) el vehículo	detener v
pull up		a alguien	dar alcance v
pull up, uproot, dig up		una planta	arrancar vt
pull yourself together			cálmate v
pull-down menu	n	informática	menú desenrrollable
pull-down menu	n	informática	menú desplegable
pull-in	n	US colloquial (vehicle rest stop) GB	apartadero
pull-in	n	US colloquial (vehicle rest stop)	café de carretera
pull-in	n	US colloquial (vehicle rest stop)	restaurante de carretera
ring-pull	n		jalador de anilla para abrir latas nm

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Forum discussions with the word(s) "pull" in the title:

a person cannot pull himself up by his own shoe-strings
A trick to pull
a two-horse bumper pull, a four-horse slant load, stock trailer, travel trailer, gooseneck hitch
abnormal over-pull and under-pull by the muscles - medical
Addressable manual pull stations
and say we've got to pull the plug
And the pull of what we can't give up takes hold
Arrancar un hilo: rip off? pull out? pull up?
at the pull of the client
Bail pull, finger pull
belt-trac posts - brass with black "pull" belt
bench press, flat pull downs..
Bi-stretch Pull-on pant
bring in new blood / pull someone togheter
but there was that whole "pull" part of the push-pull thing going on
button pull-out
challenges me to pull out the stops
championship tractor pull
Cherry Pull-manufacturing
cock it and pull it
convertible sofa, pull-out couch, couch with fold-out bed
copy - pull your prospect into the copy
core pull
data pull
Dead hang snatch, Drop snatch, Snatch pull, Snatch pull from
Did you pull her file so we could match her blood type?"
Do not pull it hand
due to the pull of a divergent plate boundary
electricity: pull down & draw
Emergency pull alarm
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'pull' also found in these entries:

English:

bootstrap - chain - face - fast - leg - magnetic - pull about - pull along - pull apart - pull away - pull down - pull in - pull off - pull on - pull out - pull over - pull through - pull together - pull up - rank - stop - string - wool - apart - draw - hard - heave - piece - shape - suck - through - throw - tug - weight - wind - wrench

Spanish:

abatir - apretar - arrancar - arrastrar - cacicada - calarse - caldo - cara - correr - derribar - derrumbar - desenfundar - desollar - despellejar - en - enchufar - estárter - estirón - fumada - gesto - jorobar - llevarse - mala - malo - mueca - palanca - pelo - poner - santa - santo - sobreponerse - subirse - tirar - tirador - tiradora - tirón - abajo - abandonar - abrir - abuelo - accionar - arropar - asco - bajar - cerrar - cuajo - demoler - descolgar - deshojar - destapar

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