pulling

n. grabbing and drawing toward; towing, dragging

v. grab and draw away; drag, tow; remove, take away; stretch, extend; tear, rip

Pulling is a BBC comedy show, produced by Silver River Productions, broadcast on BBC Three. It was co-written by Sharon Horgan and Dennis Kelly and stars Horgan, Tanya Franks, Rebekah Staton and Cavan Clerkin.Pulling was the last comedy show developed by Harry Thompson before his death.
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Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) pull
(hypernym) propulsion, actuation
(hyponym) drag
(derivation) pull

Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) pulling
(hypernym) propulsion, actuation
(hyponym) drag
2. the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"
(hypernym) force
3. special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"
(synonym) clout
(hypernym) advantage, vantage
4. a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"
(hypernym) device
(hyponym) bellpull
(derivation) attract, pull in, draw, draw in
5. a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
(synonym) wrench, twist
(hypernym) injury, hurt, harm, trauma
(hyponym) sprain
(derivation) overstretch
6. 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"
(synonym) puff, drag
(hypernym) inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, breathing in
(hyponym) toke
(part-holonym) smoke, smoking
7. a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"
(hypernym) effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
(derivation) perpetrate, commit
Verb
1. cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
(synonym) draw, force
(antonym) push, force
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) twitch
(see-also) level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down
(derivation) pulling
2. 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"
(synonym) attract, pull in, draw, draw in
(hypernym) draw, force
(hyponym) tug
(verb-group) draw in, retract
3. move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right"
(hypernym) drive
(hyponym) cut in
4. 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 kneees towards your chin"
(hypernym) force
(hyponym) wrench, twist
(verb-group) draw, force
(derivation) pulling
5. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
(synonym) perpetrate, commit
(hypernym) act, move
(hyponym) make
6. 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"
(synonym) draw, pull out, get out, take out
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) unsheathe
(verb-group) draw, take out
7. steer into a certain direction; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"
(hypernym) drive
8. strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
(synonym) overstretch
(hypernym) injure, wound
(derivation) wrench, twist
9. 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"
(hypernym) move, displace
(verb-group) draw, force
10. operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"
(hypernym) row
11. rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse"
(hypernym) rein, rein in
12. tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
(synonym) rend, rip, rive
(hypernym) tear, rupture, snap, bust
13. hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"
(hypernym) hit
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
14. strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
(synonym) pluck, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume
(hypernym) strip
15. draw or pull out, 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"
(synonym) extract, pull out, pull up, take out, draw out
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) wring out, squeeze out
(verb-group) draw, pull out, get out, take out
16. 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?"
(synonym) side, root
(hypernym) back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support
17. take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(verb-group) draw, pull out, get out, take out

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