pull
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Sense: Verb: exert force so as to move
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tug Collocations, yank Collocations, jerk Collocations, draw Collocations, drag Collocations, haul Collocations, tow Collocations, lug Collocations, wrench Collocations
Sense: Verb: remove by pulling
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extract Collocations, remove Collocations, uproot, pry out, pluck Collocations, pluck out, take out, yank Collocations, wring Collocations
Sense: Verb: attract
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attract, lure Collocations, pull in, bring in, bring Collocations, entice Collocations, ensnare, sway Collocations, influence Collocations, draw Collocations, appeal to
Sense: Verb: strain a muscle
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strain Collocations, wrench Collocations, rack Collocations, overstretch, sprain Collocations, tear Collocations
Sense: Noun: act of pulling
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tug Collocations, yank Collocations, jerk Collocations, draw Collocations, haul Collocations, wrench Collocations, twitch Collocations
Sense: Noun: strain
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Sense: Noun: influence - informal
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influence Collocations, power Collocations, leverage Collocations, sway Collocations, clout Collocations, weight Collocations, authority Collocations, heft
Sense: Noun: attraction - informal
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attraction Collocations, allure Collocations, draw Collocations, appeal Collocations, lure Collocations, magnetism, bright lights