pull



pull

1. n. a drink; a swig; a drink from a flask. He took another pull and kept on talking.
2. tv. to take a drink or a mouthful of liquor from a bottle or other container. He pulled a slug from the bottle.
3. n. a mouthful of smoke from a cigarette; a drag on a cigarette. A couple of pulls and she crushed out the cigarette.
4. tv. to smoke a cigarette. He pulled a long filter job and then went back to work.
5. in. to pull one’s punches. (Martial arts.) If you pull during a fight, you’re through as a fighter.

pull

/yank (someone's) chain
To take unfair advantage of someone; deceive or manipulate someone.

pull

strings/wires Informal
To exert secret control or influence in order to gain an end.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Carlotakahr-LO-tah (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
SemSEM (Dutch)Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Dutch
Gerardjə-RAHRD (English), JER-ərd (English), KHAY-rahrt (Dutch), GE-rahrt (Polish)English, Dutch, Catalan, Polish
CameronKAM-rən (English), KAM-ə-rən (English)Scottish, English
BrodieBRO-deeEnglish (Modern)
Achilles[ə'kili:z]