Synonyms:
pull, pulling
Meaning: the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"
Usage examples
Like mariners pulling the life-boat
They hate the process of pulling down.
We are pulling for food and not very strong evidently.
You can survive there just by pulling fruit off a tree.
Oeyvind looked up. She got up, and began pulling at the goat.
Ruby turned away, and began pulling at his hayrack in silence.
She turned her back, pulling a thin blouse down from her neck.
"Hello, up there!" he shouted, pulling himself to a sitting position.
He was sitting on a chair, and a footman was pulling off his warm over-boot.
"Oh dear!" said Polly, sitting down on the floor, and pulling on her stockings.