Used in a Sentence

pulls

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pulls.

Editorial note

(FYI: the terms say the investor is paid costs, but the entrepreneur doesnt get the same deal if the investor pulls out.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck or pick (flowers, fruit, etc.).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of pulls gathered in one view.

verb

To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck or pick (flowers, fruit, etc.).

verb

To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.

verb

To draw apart; to tear; to rend.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pulls.

verb

To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck or pick (flowers, fruit, etc.).

verb

To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.

verb

To draw apart; to tear; to rend.

verb

(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

Example sentences

1

(FYI: the terms say the investor is paid costs, but the entrepreneur doesnt get the same deal if the investor pulls out.

2

The key difference - debit card pulls money out of your bank account.

3

This page currently only pulls down down 12KB (compressed to 3.75KB).

4

The cop that pulls you over for a ticket is probably not going to shoot you, but because of seeing these videos it seems we're all more anxious, rational or not.

5

One of them pulls out a knife and kills the guy.

6

I don't think you would have a spoiler, or someone who pulls the demand.

7

It's worth noting that gravity pulls any YC backed company's job ad off the front page within a few hours.

8

What do you do when a ship pulls up to your seastead's floating dock, and you see an unhappy man bolted to the deck with a neck chain?

9

Seems like it'd be relatively straightforward to make a system that pulls in the ads from various sources, brings them locally, and then displays them from the website's domain.

10

In practice, there is almost always something about how things are run (particularly with a failing company) that is actionably questionable and pulls the owner personally into the suit.

11

Automatically pulls it in on builds, too.

12

Mac doesn't support extensions yet but they are presumably coming, and when they do it'll be the best browser on Mac, too, unless FF pulls something out of their hat..

Quote examples

1

Pulls in a different direction from how most people parse "build what users want".

2

The team “pulls” work from the Product Backlog to the Sprint Backlog.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use pulls in a sentence?

(FYI: the terms say the investor is paid costs, but the entrepreneur doesnt get the same deal if the investor pulls out.

What does pulls mean?

To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck or pick (flowers, fruit, etc.).

What part of speech is pulls?

pulls is commonly used as verb.