pulling

• Nom désignant l'action d'exercer une force pour rapprocher quelque chose de soi ou pour le déplacer avec soi.

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

indénombrable

1. Act of pullingB1formal

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

   Action de tirer

   • 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.

   Synonymesdrawhaulheavepulltowtugyank

   Antonymespushingthrusting

• Verbe désignant l'action d'exercer une force pour déplacer quelque chose vers soi ou dans une direction donnée, ou d'extraire un objet d'un endroit.

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.

   tirer vers soi

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

   Synonymesdragdrawhaultugwrenchyank

   Antonymespushshove

2. B1formal

   To attract or draw someone or something towards oneself.

   attirer

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

   Synonymesattractdragdrawhaultowtugwrenchyank

   Antonymesdeterdiscouragerepel

3. Remove or extractA2formal

   To remove something by pulling.

   retirer en tirant

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

   Synonymesdrawextractpluckremoverip outtake outtugwithdrawwrenchyank

   Antonymesinsertpresspushthrust

4. Strain or injureB2informal

   To injure a muscle by stretching it too much.

   Se froisser / se déchirer un muscle

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

   Synonymesinjureoverstretchstraintearwrench

Variantes phrasalpull alongpull atpull awaypull downpull inpull offpull outpull overpull throughpull up