verb · A2

Pull

PUL/pʊl/

To pull is to hold something and move it towards you: pull the door, pull a chair closer, pull your socks up. Push is the opposite: away from you. Pull out means remove or leave; pull up can mean stop a car. Tug is a short, sharp pull. Do not say “pull the button” when you mean press or push it.

Meaning

To hold something and move it towards you.

Examples

“Pull the door to open it.”
“Pull the handle towards you to open the drawer.”
“She pulled her suitcase through the station.”

Good to know

pull + object towards you. Opposite: push. Phrasal: pull out / pull up.

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