Pull vs. Sway
Pullinterjection
(sports) Command used by a target shooter to request that the target be released/launched.
Pullnoun
An act of pulling (applying force)
Pullnoun
An attractive force which causes motion towards the source
Pullnoun
Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope
Pullnoun
Something in one's favour in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing.
Pullnoun
Appeal or attraction (as of a movie star)
Pullnoun
The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology
Pullnoun
A journey made by rowing
Pullnoun
(dated) A contest; a struggle.
Pullnoun
Loss or violence suffered.
Pullnoun
(slang) The act of drinking.
Pullnoun
(cricket) A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side.
Pullnoun
(golf) A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.
Pullverb
To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
Pullverb
To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck.
Pullverb
To attract or net; to pull in.
Pullverb
To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
Pullverb
To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.
Pullverb
(transitive) To remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability.
Pullverb
To do or perform.
Pullverb
(transitive) To retrieve or generate for use.
Pullverb
To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.
Pullverb
(intransitive) To row.
Pullverb
(transitive) To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).
Pullverb
To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.
Pullverb
To score a certain amount of points in a sport.
Pullverb
(horse-racing) To hold back, and so prevent from winning.
Pullverb
To take or make (a proof or impression); so called because hand presses were worked by pulling a lever.
Pullverb
To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)
Pullverb
(UK) To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.
Pullverb
To pull out from a yard or station; to leave.
Pullverb
To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.
Pullverb
To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
Pullverb
To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one; to pluck; as, to pull fruit; to pull flax; to pull a finch.
Pullverb
To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one; as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar.
Pullverb
To hold back, and so prevent from winning; as, the favorite was pulled.
Pullverb
To take or make, as a proof or impression; - hand presses being worked by pulling a lever.
Pullverb
To strike the ball in a particular manner. See Pull, n., 8.
Pullverb
To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope.
Pullnoun
The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to move something by drawing toward one.
Pullnoun
A contest; a struggle; as, a wrestling pull.
Pullnoun
A pluck; loss or violence suffered.
Pullnoun
A knob, handle, or lever, etc., by which anything is pulled; as, a drawer pull; a bell pull.
Pullnoun
The act of rowing; as, a pull on the river.
Pullnoun
The act of drinking; as, to take a pull at the beer, or the mug.
Pullnoun
Something in one's favor in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing; as, in weights the favorite had the pull.
Pullnoun
A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side.
Pullnoun
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you;
Pullnoun
the force used in pulling;
Pullnoun
special advantage or influence;
Pullnoun
a device used for pulling something;
Pullnoun
a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments;
Pullnoun
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke);
Pullnoun
a sustained effort;
Pullverb
cause to move along the ground by pulling;
Pullverb
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes;
Pullverb
move into a certain direction;
Pullverb
apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion;
Pullverb
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation;
Pullverb
bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover;
Pullverb
steer into a certain direction;
Pullverb
strain abnormally;
Pullverb
cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense;
Pullverb
operate when rowing a boat;
Pullverb
rein in to keep from winning a race;
Pullverb
tear or be torn violently;
Pullverb
hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing;
Pullverb
strip of feathers;
Pullverb
draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense;
Pullverb
take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for;
Pullverb
take away;
Swaynoun
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
Swaynoun
A rocking or swinging motion.
Swaynoun
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
Swaynoun
Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Swaynoun
Rule; dominion; control; power.
Swaynoun
A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Swaynoun
The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.
Swayverb
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
Swayverb
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.
Swayverb
To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.
Swayverb
To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp.
Swayverb
(nautical) To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
Swayverb
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
Swayverb
To have weight or influence.
Swayverb
To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Swayverb
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.
Swayverb
To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide.
Swayverb
To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion.
Swayverb
To hoist; as, to sway up the yards.
Swayverb
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
Swayverb
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
Swayverb
To have weight or influence.
Swayverb
To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Swaynoun
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
Swaynoun
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires.
Swaynoun
Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Swaynoun
Rule; dominion; control.
Swaynoun
A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Swaynoun
controlling influence
Swaynoun
pitching dangerously to one side
Swayverb
move back and forth or sideways;
Swayverb
move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner;
Swayverb
win approval or support for;
Swayverb
cause to move back and forth;
