An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).

An attractive force which causes motion towards the source.

(figurative, by extension) An advantage over somebody; a means of influencing.

(uncountable, informal) The power to influence someone or something; sway, clout.

Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope.

Appeal or attraction (e.g. of a movie star).

(Internet, uncountable) The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology

A journey made by rowing.

An injury resulting from a forceful pull on a limb, etc.; a strain.

(colloquial) The act of drinking; a mouthful or swig of a drink.

(cricket) A type of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the on side; a pull shot.

(golf) A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.

(printing, historical) A single impression from a handpress.

(printing) A proof sheet.

(transitive, intransitive) 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.

(transitive) To attract or net; to pull in.

(transitive, intransitive, UK, Ireland, slang) To persuade (someone) to have sex with one: to be 'on the pull' - looking for a sexual partner.

(transitive) To remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability.

(transitive) To retrieve or generate for use.

(construction) To obtain (a permit) from a regulatory authority.

(transitive, informal) To do or perform, especially something seen as negative by the speaker.

(with 'a' and the name of a person, place, event, etc.) To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.

To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.

(intransitive) To row.

(transitive, rowing) To achieve by rowing on a rowing machine.

To draw apart; to tear; to rend.

(transitive) To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).

(video games, transitive, intransitive) To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.

(UK) To score a certain number of points in a sport.

(horse-racing) To hold back, and so prevent from winning.

(cricket, golf) To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)

(UK) To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.

(intransitive) To take a swig or mouthful of drink.

(rail transportation, US, of a railroad car) To pull out from a yard or station; to leave.

(now chiefly Scotland, England and US regional) To pluck or pick (flowers, fruit etc.).

(cooking, transitive, intransitive) To repeatedly stretch taffy in order to achieve the desired stretchy texture.

(computing) To get the latest version of a project's source code

(sports) Command used by a target shooter to request that the target be released/launched.