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To apply force to so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the source of the force.
(verb-transitive)
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To remove from a fixed position; extract: The dentist pulled the tooth.
(verb-transitive)
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To tug at; jerk or tweak.
(verb-transitive)
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To rip or tear; rend.
(verb-transitive)
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To stretch (taffy, for example) repeatedly.
(verb-transitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.