pull

pull is on the Basic English 850 List.
public - pull - pump
Category:BE850
pull is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
public - pull - purpose
Category:BNC1 headwords

Pronunciation

Verb

Plain form
pull

Third-person singular
pulls

Past tense
pulled

Past participle
pulled

Present participle
pulling

Category:VerbsCategory:Regular verbs
The man is pulling the elephant's ear
Many people pulling on a rope to move an airplane out of the water
  1. Someone pulls something when they use their hands to move the thing closer to themselves.
    Pull the handle if you want to open the door.
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