| pulling | | |
| 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" |
| tow | | |
| n. (act) | 1. tow, towage | the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope.; "the truck gave him a tow to the garage" |
| ~ haul, haulage, draw | the act of drawing or hauling something.; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" |
| v. (contact) | 2. tow | drag behind.; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal" |
| ~ pull along, schlep, shlep | pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance.; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk" |
| ~ tug | tow (a vessel) with a tug.; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor" |
| yank | | |
| n. (person) | 1. northerner, yank, yankee | an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War). |
| ~ america, the states, u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, u.s. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776. |
| ~ north | the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line. |
| ~ american | a native or inhabitant of the United States. |
| ~ federal, federal soldier, union soldier | a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War. |
| n. (person) | 2. yank, yankee, yankee-doodle | an American (especially to non-Americans). |
| ~ american | a native or inhabitant of the United States. |
| v. (contact) | 3. jerk, yank | pull, or move with a sudden movement.; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open" |
| ~ draw, pull, force | cause to move by pulling.; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
| tow | | |
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