PULLING Synonyms

• marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner

• an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

• a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines

• the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams

• players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots

• act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source

• the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

• the activity of transporting goods by truck

• an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)

• breathing heavily (as after exertion)

• the act of lifting something with great effort

• throwing something heavy (with great effort)

• causing great physical or mental suffering

• a sudden abrupt pull

• a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

• pull hard

• strive and make an effort to reach a goal

• tow (a vessel) with a tug

• carry with difficulty

• move by pulling hard

• pull or strain hard at

• struggle in opposition

• an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

• an American (especially to non-Americans)

• pull, or move with a sudden movement

• a gully that is shallower than a ravine

• an entertainer who attracts large audiences

• the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

• anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random

• a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack

• a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer

• (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage

• poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer

• the act of drawing or hauling something

• cause to move by pulling

• get or derive

• make a mark or lines on a surface

• make, formulate, or derive in the mind

• bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

• represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface

• take liquid out of a container or well

• give a description of

• select or take in from a given group or region

• elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.

• suck in or take (air)

• move or go steadily or gradually

• remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

• choose at random

• earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

• bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition

• to obtain a liquid from somewhere

• write a legal document or paper

• engage in drawing

• move or pull so as to cover or uncover something

• allow a draft

• require a specified depth for floating

• pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

• cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense

• take in, also metaphorically

• direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

• thread on or as if on a string

• stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)

• pass over, across, or through

• finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.

• shrink

• reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die

• steep; pass through a strainer

• remove the entrails of

• flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching

• cause to localize at one point

• the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

• something that slows or delays progress

• something tedious and boring

• clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)

• a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

• the act of dragging (pulling with force)

• pull, as against a resistance

• draw slowly or heavily

• force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

• move slowly and as if with great effort

• to lag or linger behind

• suck in or take (air)

• use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it

• walk without lifting the feet

• search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

• persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting

• proceed for an extended period of time

• move out or away

• bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

• remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

• remove oneself from an obligation

• cause to leave

• remove from its packing

• take out or remove

• obtain by legal or official process

• make a date

• remove something from a container or an enclosed space

• purchase prepared food to be eaten at home

• remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

• bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

• take liquid out of a container or well

• remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

• buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food

• take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

• prevent from being included or considered or accepted

• direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

• be attractive to

• exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away

• a target used in archery

• special advantage or influence

• a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood

• (boxing) a blow with the fist

• strike hard, especially with the fist

• perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

• make a set of changes permanent

• give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

• cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution

• confer a trust upon

• make an investment

• engage in or perform

• transfer to another place so something can be kept or preserved

• having every necessary or normal part or component or step

• perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities

• highly skilled

• without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

• having come or been brought to a conclusion

• come or bring to a finish or an end

• bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements

• complete or carry out

• complete a pass

• write all the required information onto a form

• strip of feathers

• strip of honors, possessions, or attributes

• strip of feathers

• strip of honors, possessions, or attributes

• strip of feathers

• the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization

• doctor's degree in osteopathy

• an uproarious party

• engage in

• carry out or perform an action

• get (something) done

• proceed or get along

• give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

• carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

• be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

• create or design, often in a certain way

• behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

• spend time in prison or in a labor camp

• carry on or function

• arrange attractively

• travel or traverse (a distance)

• kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

• murder in a planned fashion

• put in effect

• carry out the legalities of

• carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

• carry out or perform an action

• sign in the presence of witnesses