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Meanings
- to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse)
- to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.), to attract (e.g. interest)
- to draw back (e.g. one's hand), to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.), to pull in
- to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
- to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
- to catch (a cold)
- to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
- to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.), to consult, to check
- to haul, to pull (vehicles)
- to subtract, to deduct
- to recede, to ebb, to fade
- to be descend from, to inherit (a characteristic)
- to quote, to cite, to raise (as evidence)
- to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.), to install (e.g. a telephone), to supply (e.g. water)
- to hold (e.g. a note)
- to apply (e.g. lipstick), to oil (e.g. a pan), to wax (e.g. a floor)
- to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat
- to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling)
- to resign, to retire, to quit
- to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour), to be turned off, to recoil (in disgust, etc.), to cringe
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Pull the door.
He caught a cold.
I tried looking up the word in a dictionary.
Her piano performance attracted everyone's interest.
I was a little put off by that remark.
Related words
corner, edge; (street) corner, turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.), abrasiveness, harshness, sharpness
person, someone, somebody; human beings, mankind, man, people, humans; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people, others; character, personality, nature; capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person; adult, grown-up; I, me, one
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
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corner, edge; (street) corner, turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.), abrasiveness, harshness, sharpness
View detailsperson, someone, somebody; human beings, mankind, man, people, humans; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people, others; character, personality, nature; capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person; adult, grown-up; I, me, one
View detailsto play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
View detailsto enter, to come in, to go in, to get in, to arrive; to join (a club, company, etc.), to enter (a university, the army, etc.), to enroll (in), to go into (e.g. politics), to get into; to be contained (in), to be included (in), to be inside (e.g. a box), to come under (a heading), to belong (in a category); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.), to be (able to be) held, to be (able to be) accommodated; to be introduced, to be brought in, to be installed; to be received, to be obtained; to be scored (of points), to be won (of votes); to turn on, to start functioning, to start working; to enter (a month, season, etc.), to reach (e.g. a climax), to get to (e.g. the main topic), to enter into (e.g. negotiations), to start (doing), to begin; to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.), to develop; to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.), to be applied (e.g. of strength); to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.), to be made; to enter the body (of alcohol), to become drunk
View details(place) near by, (place) close by, (place) right next to, the side (of something), beside, vicinity, proximity, neighbourhood (neighborhood); as soon as, right after
View detailsstore, shop, establishment, restaurant
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