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Pulling
- verb - apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin"
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
- cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
- hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
Pulpier
- adjective - like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness
Pulping
- verb - reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood"
- remove the pulp from, as from a fruit
Pulpits
- noun - a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
Pulsing
- verb - (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star"
- drive by or as if by pulsation; "A soft breeze pulsed the air"
- expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"
- produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses; "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube"
Pulsion
- - The act of driving forward; propulsion; -- opposed to suction or traction.
Pulsive
- - Tending to compel; compulsory.
Pumping
- verb - deliver forth; "pump bullets into the dummy"
- draw or pour with a pump
- flow intermittently
- move up and down; "The athlete pumps weights in the gym"
- operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal; "pump the gas pedal"
- question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information"
- raise (gases or fluids) with a pump
- supply in great quantities; "Pump money into a project"