pulling

• اسم يدل على فعل تطبيق قوة لتحريك شيء نحو الذات أو مع الذات، ويشمل معاني الجرّ والسحب والشدّ والقطر.

A noun referring to the act of applying force to move something toward or along with the person exerting the force.

غير معدود

1. Act of pullingB1formal

   The action of applying force to move something toward or with you.

   شدّ

   • The pulling of the rope required great strength.
   • He felt a sharp pulling sensation in his back.
   • The pulling of the heavy cart exhausted the horse.

   المرادفاتdrawhaulheavepulltowtugyank

   الأضدادpushingthrusting

• فعل يدل على بذل قوة لتحريك شيء نحو المتكلم أو في اتجاه معين، ويشمل معاني الجذب والانتزاع والإخراج.

A verb used to indicate the act of exerting force to move something towards oneself or in a specified direction.

1. Move towards oneselfA1formal

   To use force to move something towards yourself.

   جذب نحو الذات

   • She pulled the door open.
   • He pulled the rope to lift the box.
   • Pull the lever to start the machine.

   المرادفاتdragdrawhaultugwrenchyank

   الأضدادpushshove

2. B1formal

   To attract or draw someone or something towards oneself.

   جذب

   • The movie pulled large crowds on opening night.
   • Her speech pulled in many new supporters.
   • The discount pulled customers from competitors.

   المرادفاتattractdragdrawhaultowtugwrenchyank

   الأضدادdeterdiscouragerepel

3. Remove or extractA2formal

   To remove something by pulling.

   انتزاع

   • The dentist pulled her tooth.
   • He pulled the plug from the socket.
   • She pulled a book from the shelf.

   المرادفاتdrawextractpluckremoverip outtake outtugwithdrawwrenchyank

   الأضدادinsertpresspushthrust

4. Strain or injureB2informal

   To injure a muscle by stretching it too much.

   الشد أو الإصابة

   • He pulled a muscle during the game.
   • Don't pull your hamstring while running.
   • She pulled her back lifting heavy weights.

   المرادفاتinjureoverstretchstraintearwrench

الصيغ المركّبةpull alongpull atpull awaypull downpull inpull offpull outpull overpull throughpull up