| hitman | | |
| n. (person) | 1. gun, gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, shooter, torpedo, triggerman | a professional killer who uses a gun. |
| ~ liquidator, manslayer, murderer | a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being). |
| pull | | |
| n. (act) | 1. pull, pulling | the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you.; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back" |
| ~ actuation, propulsion | the act of propelling. |
| ~ drag | the act of dragging (pulling with force).; "the drag up the hill exhausted him" |
| ~ haul, haulage, draw | the act of drawing or hauling something.; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" |
| ~ tug, jerk | a sudden abrupt pull. |
| ~ draught, drawing, draft | the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling. |
| ~ deracination, extirpation, excision | the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence. |
| ~ pluck | the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord. |
| ~ traction | (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing.; "his leg was in traction for several days" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. pull | the force used in pulling.; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current" |
| ~ force | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity.; "force equals mass times acceleration" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. clout, pull | special advantage or influence.; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull" |
| ~ advantage, vantage | the quality of having a superior or more favorable position.; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. pull | a device used for pulling something.; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer" |
| ~ bellpull | a handle or cord that is pulled to ring a doorbell or a servant's bell etc.. |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| ~ pull chain | a chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet). |
| n. (state) | 5. pull, twist, wrench | a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments.; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull" |
| ~ harm, hurt, injury, trauma | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.. |
| ~ sprain | a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments. |
| n. (act) | 6. drag, puff, pull | a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke).; "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly" |
| ~ smoking, smoke | the act of smoking tobacco or other substances.; "he went outside for a smoke"; "smoking stinks" |
| ~ breathing in, inhalation, intake, aspiration, inspiration | the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing. |
| ~ toke | a puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette.; "the boys took a few tokes on a joint" |
| n. (act) | 7. pull | a sustained effort.; "it was a long pull but we made it" |
| ~ elbow grease, exertion, effort, travail, sweat | use of physical or mental energy; hard work.; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" |
| v. (contact) | 8. draw, force, pull | cause to move by pulling.; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
| ~ twitch | move or pull with a sudden motion. |
| ~ pull back | move to a rearward position; pull towards the back.; "Pull back your arms!" |
| ~ adduct | draw a limb towards the body.; "adduct the thigh muscle" |
| ~ abduct | pull away from the body.; "this muscle abducts" |
| ~ stretch | pull in opposite directions.; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack" |
| ~ pluck, plunk, pick | pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion.; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" |
| ~ tug | pull or strain hard at.; "Each oar was tugged by several men" |
| ~ drag | pull, as against a resistance.; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him" |
| ~ cart, haul, drag, hale | draw slowly or heavily.; "haul stones"; "haul nets" |
| ~ attract, pull in, draw in, pull, draw | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" |
| ~ jerk, yank | pull, or move with a sudden movement.; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open" |
| ~ winch | pull or lift up with or as if with a winch.; "winch up the slack line" |
| ~ pluck, pull off, pick off, tweak | pull or pull out sharply.; "pluck the flowers off the bush" |
| ~ pull | apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion.; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ pull, draw | cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense.; "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter" |
| v. (contact) | 9. attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" |
| ~ draw, pull, force | cause to move by pulling.; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
| ~ tug | pull hard.; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings" |
| ~ arrest, catch, get | attract and fix.; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" |
| ~ draw in, retract | pull inward or towards a center.; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" |
| ~ draw in, retract | pull inward or towards a center.; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" |
| ~ bring | attract the attention of.; "The noise and the screaming brought the curious" |
| ~ curl up, curl, draw in | shape one's body into a curl.; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in" |
| v. (motion) | 10. pull | move into a certain direction.; "the car pulls to the right" |
| ~ pull | steer into a certain direction.; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over" |
| ~ drive | move by being propelled by a force.; "The car drove around the corner" |
| ~ cut in | drive in front of another vehicle leaving too little space for that vehicle to maneuver comfortably. |
| v. (contact) | 11. pull | apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion.; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin" |
| ~ wrench, twist | twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates.; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest" |
| ~ gather | draw and bring closer.; "she gathered her shawl around her shoulders" |
| ~ attract | exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away.; "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies" |
| ~ force | do forcibly; exert force.; "Don't force it!" |
| ~ draw, pull, force | cause to move by pulling.; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
| ~ hike up, hitch up | pull up.; "He hitched up his socks and pants" |
| ~ pick at, pluck at, pull at | pluck or pull at with the fingers.; "She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse" |
| ~ draw back, pull back, retract | use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ). |
| ~ draw close | pull towards oneself.; "He drew the crying child close" |
| v. (social) | 12. commit, perpetrate, pull | perform an act, usually with a negative connotation.; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ make | carry out or commit.; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas" |
| ~ recommit | commit once again, as of a crime. |
| v. (motion) | 13. draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out | bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover.; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| ~ pull | take away.; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf" |
| ~ extract, pull out, pull up, draw out, take out, pull | remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense.; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram" |
| ~ unsheathe | draw from a sheath or scabbard.; "the knight unsheathed his sword" |
| ~ draw, take out | take liquid out of a container or well.; "She drew water from the barrel" |
| v. (motion) | 14. pull | steer into a certain direction.; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over" |
| ~ drive | cause someone or something to move by driving.; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage" |
| ~ pull | move into a certain direction.; "the car pulls to the right" |
| v. (body) | 15. overstretch, pull | strain abnormally.; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition" |
| ~ injure, wound | cause injuries or bodily harm to. |
| v. (motion) | 16. draw, pull | cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense.; "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter" |
| ~ draw, pull, force | cause to move by pulling.; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (motion) | 17. pull | operate when rowing a boat.; "pull the oars" |
| ~ row | propel with oars.; "row the boat across the lake" |
| v. (motion) | 18. pull | rein in to keep from winning a race.; "pull a horse" |
| ~ rein, rein in | stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins.; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office" |
| v. (contact) | 19. pull, rend, rip, rive | tear or be torn violently.; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" |
| ~ rupture, tear, snap, bust | separate or cause to separate abruptly.; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" |
| v. (contact) | 20. pull | hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing.; "pull the ball" |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ hit | cause to move by striking.; "hit a ball" |
| v. (contact) | 21. deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, pull, tear | strip of feathers.; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" |
| ~ strip | remove the surface from.; "strip wood" |
| v. (contact) | 22. draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, take out | remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense.; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| ~ wring out, squeeze out | extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing.; "wring out the washcloth" |
| ~ demodulate | extract information from a modulated carrier wave. |
| ~ thread | remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string.; "She had her eyebrows threaded" |
| ~ pull out, draw, get out, pull, take out | bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover.; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" |
| v. (competition) | 23. pull, root for | take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for.; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?" |
| ~ side | take sides for or against.; "Who are you widing with?"; "I'm siding against the current candidate" |
| v. (change) | 24. pull | take away.; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| ~ pull out, draw, get out, pull, take out | bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover.; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" |
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