N31142/1669
引っ張る
godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verbbaseball
Reading
ひっぱる
Meanings
- to pull, to draw, to pull tight
- to string (lines), to run (cable), to stretch
- to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve)
- to drag, to haul, to tow
- to lead (e.g. one's followers)
- to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police)
- to tempt into joining, to strongly invite to join
- to delay, to prolong
- to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word)
- to quote, to cite, to reference
- to pull the ball
- to wear, to put on
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Example sentences
彼は縄を強く引っ張った。
He pulled the rope hard.
子供が母親の袖を引っ張っている。
The child is pulling on their mother's sleeve.
そんなに引っ張らないでください、壊れますよ。
Please don't pull it so hard, it will break.
彼女はチームを引っ張って優勝に導いた。
She led the team and guided them to victory.
会議はいつも彼が話を引っ張るせいで長引いてしまう。
Meetings always run long because he drags out the conversation.
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