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Graphically emphasised text within an article
In graphic design, a pull quote (also known as a lift-out pull quote) is a key phrase, quotation, or excerpt that has been "pulled" from an article and
Pull_quote
GUI elements for entering or displaying text
other visual styling. Serve as a callout, pull quote or sidebar. Callout Pull quote Infobox Template:Quote box "What does text box mean?". www.definitions
Text_box
2024 film by Francis Ford Coppola
troubled run-up to release: a trailer was removed for using fabricated pull quotes, and Coppola sued trade publication Variety for libel after it published
Megalopolis_(film)
Repetition of one expression as part of another one
A quotation or quote is used at the start of a sentence to signify what someone might say, phrase, or passage from speech or text that someone has said
Quotation
Prose style used for news reporting
subject, informant, or interviewee), it is referred to as a pulled quotation or pull quote. Additional billboards of any of these types may appear later
News_style
In typography, an isolated line of text starting/ending a page
paragraph; Reducing the letter-spacing (tracking) of the words; Adding a pull quote to the text (usual in magazines); and Adding a floating block (figure)
Widows_and_orphans
1980 novel by Richard Laymon
successful breed)." However, King would go on to praise Laymon's writing, a pull-quote attributed to King frequently appearing on his novels, such as Funland:
The_Cellar_(novel)
Text connected by a line to a feature of an image
popularity of a song by the recognizability of its hook" Call-out culture Pull-quote Speech balloon "Using callouts". Allen Wyatt's Word Tips. Retrieved 2012-11-25
Callout
2011 film
PFH is not exactly a feminist statement (though that would make a swell pull-quote, wouldn’t it? “Not Exactly a Feminist Statement!”–The Village Voice),
Showgirls 2: Penny's from Heaven
Showgirls_2:_Penny's_from_Heaven
Novel authored by Michael Easton
bad choices we make drive the direction of our lives." "Abel Ferrara's pull quote on the front of this comic isn't wrong, as Danny Credence really does
Credence_(novel)
Face designed for use at large sizes
in display type (display copy) at large sizes for titles, headings, pull quotes, and other eye-catching elements, rather than for extended passages of
Display_typeface
Emphasized quote or headline to scare the reader
as a quotation and as a headline or other emphasized text, such as a pull quote—to scare the reader, as part of a smear campaign against an opposing political
Scare-line
Quote by English model Kate Moss
would pull the shirt from its stores and stop production. In 2016, British variety retailer B&M sold a novelty scale for £3.99 with the quote printed
Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels
Nothing_tastes_as_good_as_skinny_feels
as a "drag anthropologist." The anthropologist reference aligns with a pull quote on the book’s cover from singer-songwriter and cabaret artist Justin Vivian
Monique_Jenkinson
2024 album by Cola
Tricks", a third single, on April 9. "Albatross" followed on May 9, with "Pulling Quotes" serving as the final pre-album single before the record's release on
The_Gloss
boxouts help to break up the page and make it more visually interesting. Pull quote Sidebar Grannell, Craig (2008). The Essential Guide to CSS and HTML Web
Boxout
2007 novel by Douglas Coupland
Pond novella by "Roger Thorpe." The jacket for Glove Pond features a pull-quote written by Douglas Coupland. Roger and Bethany The primary plot of this
The_Gum_Thief
2013 film by Anthony C. Ferrante
called it "a perfectly okay horror movie", after seeing a misleading pull quote of his comments in a previous article used as ad copy. Mark L. Miller
Hansel_&_Gretel_(2013_film)
Combination of forward- and aft-mounted propellers on aircraft
An aircraft constructed with a push-pull configuration has a combination of forward-mounted tractor (pull) propellers, and backward-mounted (pusher) propellers
Push-pull_configuration
Post-punk band from Montreal, Quebec
(2023) "Bitter Melon" (2024) "Pallor Tricks" (2024) "Albatross" (2024) "Pulling Quotes" (2024) "Mendicant" (2025) "Hedgesitting" (2026) "Conflagration Mindset"
Cola_(band)
2014 Canadian film
2014. Mehlman, Peter. "Mehlman pull quote". Facebook. Retrieved 10 April 2014. Soska, Jen and Sylvia. "Soska pull quote". Facebook. Retrieved 10 April
Taking My Parents to Burning Man
Taking_My_Parents_to_Burning_Man
Work based on Cinderella
of Great Britain. A VHS performance was released that year, using the pull quote "sexist, naughty, and totally outrageous" from a review in The Sun superimposed
Sinderella
1992 single by Dream Theater
"Pull Me Under" is the debut single by Dream Theater from their 1992 album Images and Words. It is also featured on the Live at the Marquee CD, Once in
Pull_Me_Under
American stockbroker and television personality (born 1955)
(Frank) Rich—neither of whom have bothered to listen to the context of the pulled quote—pass off the notion of account safety as an out-and-out buy recommendation
Jim_Cramer
American comic book artist and writer
garnered the attention of Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, who provided a pull quote stating, "I love this stuff." Boatwright also worked on the "Howard Lovecraft"
Thomas_Boatwright
Web design front-end
provisioned for light- and dark-colored tables, page headings, more prominent pull quotes, and text with a highlight. Bootstrap also comes with several JavaScript
Bootstrap (front-end framework)
Bootstrap_(front-end_framework)
Video game quotation
your sword, the pull to explore, and a game that rewarded you with nothing but hours of discovery." NF Magazine commented that the quote was well-known
It's_dangerous_to_go_alone!
2005 musical by Joseph Brooks
description of the show's "jaw-dropping moments of whimsy run amok" as a pull-quote. However, the campaign was ineffective, even with the show's weekly running
In_My_Life_(musical)
Book with moving parts, commonly directed at children
book, pop-ups, tunnel books, transformations, volvelles, flaps, pull-tabs, pop-outs, pull-downs, and other features each performing in a different manner
Pop-up_book
1974 book by Ted Nelson
Catalog. The text itself is broken up into many sections, with simulated pull-quotes, comics, sidebars, etc., similar to a magazine layout. According to Steven
Computer_Lib/Dream_Machines
1982 film by Tobe Hooper
statements Spielberg made about his involvement, including a Los Angeles Times quote on May 24, 1982: "Tobe isn't ... a take-charge sort of guy. If a question
Poltergeist_(1982_film)
Touchscreen gesture
Pull-to-refresh is a touchscreen gesture developed by Loren Brichter. It consists of touching the screen of a computing device with a finger or pressing
Pull-to-refresh
American scientist and science communicator (1934–1996)
Théodore Flournoy's From India to the Planet Mars (1899) from a longer quote by the French mathematician and astronomer Pierre-Simon Laplace as the Principle
Carl_Sagan
American author and activist
any chemical to ingest, ever." This quote was noted by The Atlantic in its review of the book, used as a pull quote, and criticized at length. The statement
Vani_Hari
Markup language and file format
List of types of XML schemas Simple XML WBXML XML Protocol i.e., embedded quote characters would be a problem A common example of this is CSS class or identifier
XML
Method of execution in Norse literature
position, their ribs severed from the spine with a sharp tool, and their lungs pulled through the opening to create a pair of "wings". There has been continuing
Blood_eagle
Post on Twitter
Twitter announced that media attachments (images, GIFs, videos, polls, quote tweets) nor mentions in replies would no longer increase the character limit
Tweet_(social_media)
American football player (born 1989)
derogatory and racist comments. Incognito and others quickly pointed to pulled quotes from the article, lambasting ESPN and other journalists for what he
Jonathan Martin (American football)
Jonathan_Martin_(American_football)
Semmelweis to his discovery of the etiology of childbed fever. Below is a quote from the original reference describing the details of his death. In a lecture
Jakob_Kolletschka
American independent record label
'Infringes' Own Copyright, Site Pulled". TorrentFreak. 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2008-10-20. "p2pnet news » Copyright monster gets Quote Unquote Records". Archived
Quote_Unquote_Records
2016 novel by Roy Scranton
voyeuristically or for emotional gratification.'" Plum, 2016:Composite quote, for brevity and clarity; meaning unchanged. Plum, 2016. Scranton: "The
War_Porn
Animated cartoon character
ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive, a 501(c)3 museum and archive. (November 3, 2007) Quote: " McGuire, Carolyn (March 20, 1985). "Will Betty Boop Be A Hit As 'It?'"
Betty_Boop
1941 drama film by Orson Welles
"The simple fact seems to be that Schaefer believed Welles was going to pull off something really big almost as much as Welles did himself." Welles spent
Citizen_Kane
Speech in Shakespeare's play ''Hamlet''
is named for the opening phrase, itself among the most widely known and quoted lines in modern English literature, and has been referenced in many works
To_be,_or_not_to_be
1984 pro-abortion rights message
Statement on Pluralism and Abortion", alternatively referred to by its pull quote "A Diversity of Opinions Regarding Abortion Exists Among Committed Catholics"
A Catholic Statement on Pluralism and Abortion
A_Catholic_Statement_on_Pluralism_and_Abortion
English footballer (born 1975)
strength of the signing and the media frenzy it created, the club was able to pull off a new five-year shirt sponsorship deal with the Herbalife nutrition company
David_Beckham
Trading
for following a pull-back with the aim of entering with-trend at the end of the pull-back is to count the new higher highs in the pull-back of a bull trend
Price_action_trading
secure a hold on him despite the fact that he fought and scratched her and pulled her underwater several times. Although both their lives were endangered
Barbara_O._Barnwell
Part of graphic design that deals in the arrangement of visual elements on a page
footer, and the software automatically increments it for each page. Pull quotes and nut graphs which might be added out of course or to make a short
Page_layout
American football player (born 1983)
pieces also expressed outrage at the original narrative, pointing to pulled quotes from the ESPN article and claiming that Martin lied, despite the Wells
Richie_Incognito
Book by Og Mandino
dream convinces him to see a stranger that turns up on his doorstep and pulls Hafid out of retirement to embark on a new adventure: a speaking tour to
The Greatest Salesman in the World
The_Greatest_Salesman_in_the_World
Swedish footballer (born 1981)
6 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012. "Ibrahimović-inspired PSG pull apart Dynamo". UEFA. 18 September 2012. Archived from the original on 16
Zlatan_Ibrahimović
2018 antisemitic film
Harold Wallace Rosenthal about a Jewish conspiracy to control the media; the quote is from a fabricated interview with Rosenthal in the discredited pamphlet
Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America
Hebrews_to_Negroes:_Wake_Up_Black_America
Australian comedian (born 1976)
TV series Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. She was a guest on BBC Radio 4's Quote... Unquote on 21 September 2015. In March 2017, her three-part series Sarah
Sarah_Kendall
American singer (1958–2009)
and Confucius, clearly significant figures. However who among us could quote more lines from Confucius than a Michael Jackson song, the man Guinness
Michael_Jackson
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
on the archaeological discovery of Edward II's palace, having invented a quote which he falsely attributed to the historian Colin Lucas, his godfather
Boris_Johnson
American sociologist (1926–2015)
Land, Jensen chose to introduce his interview with Catton by way of this pull-quote from Catton's book Overshoot: "In a future that is as unavoidable as it
William_R._Catton_Jr.
Tragedy by William Shakespeare
idolization of the missing parent. — Ann Thompson and Neil Taylor, in turn quoting Ernest Jones' 1949 Hamlet and Oedipus. Hamlet has featured in some of the
Hamlet
by Tom Hanks in the films and Jim Hanks in other media) is a 1950s-style pull-string cowboy doll. He is Andy's favorite toy and serves as the leader of
List_of_Toy_Story_characters
Colombian singer-songwriter (born 1977)
through the pop machine, make you feel like a citizen of the world". Müser quoted the Rolling Stone magazine's comparison of Shakira with her contemporaries
Shakira
President of the United States from 2009 to 2017
315, 317, 319, 365, 452, 515 for analysis of the political impact of the quote and Obama's more recent admission that he smoked marijuana as a teenager
Barack_Obama
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2022
Keir Starmer, Truss said that she was a "fighter and not a quitter", quoting a 2001 phrase by Peter Mandelson. Shortly before noon on 20 October, Truss's
Liz_Truss
Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)
Tarcisio Burgnich, an Italian player who marked Pelé during the final, was quoted as saying, "I told myself before the game, he's made of skin and bones just
Pelé
Video-sharing platform
landscape. Describing the Arab Spring (2010–2012), sociologist Philip N. Howard quoted an activist's succinct description that organizing the political unrest
YouTube
American television personality (1911–2000)
to pull the tab after taking a picture of Garry Moore holding his Christmas list. After nearly a minute of a Polaroid representative yelling, "Pull the
Durward_Kirby
Social networking service owned by Meta Platforms
Engadget. August 13, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017. "Apple makes Facebook pull its spyware(ish) VPN from the App Store". Fast Company. August 23, 2018.
Head of government of the United Kingdom
Bagehot's description of the "efficient part" of the British constitution is quoted by Le May and many other standard texts: "The efficient secret of the English
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
Country in Central Asia
Past and Present, p.312, Cambridge University Press, 2011, Google Books, quoted: "Who take their name from a mythical Uz-beg, Prince Uz (beg in Turki=a
Uzbekistan
1983 novel by A. N. Wilson
compromise, and eventually blackmail, her customers. Soon the people who pull the strings behind the scenes have Blore on tape—a long-term victim of his
Scandal_(Wilson_novel)
English actress, presenter and comedian
regular voice on BBC Radio 4 in various panel shows, including The News Quiz, Quote... Unquote and The Personality Test. After obtaining a degree in English
Lucy_Porter
Family of enzymes
mixed helical and beta-strand domain and an all-helical C-terminal domain.[quote needs citation] The porcine pi-class enzyme pGTSP1-1 was the first GST to
Glutathione_S-transferase
2021 book by Jenny Price
paced, conversational narrative, loaded with bullet points, sidebars, pull quotes, and 'Scribble Zone[s]'." Stop Saving the Planet! was released by W.
Stop_Saving_the_Planet!
2006 British TV series or programme
Pulling is a British sitcom produced by Silver River Productions and broadcast on BBC Three. The show follows three single female friends who live in
Pulling_(TV_series)
Canadian pornographic video-sharing website
18 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017. Let's look at a direct quote about just one of those disturbing findings from search data received from
Pornhub
President of Russia (2000–2008; since 2012)
". Money. Retrieved 5 May 2022. "Quote.Rbc.Ru :: Аюмй Яюмйр-Оерепаспц – Юйжхх, Ярпсйрспю, Мнбнярх, Тхмюмяш". Quote.ru. Archived from the original on
Vladimir_Putin
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
who's pushed him to the forefront? ... And if you think it's so easy to quote him and it can help your work, do it yourself and see how far you can get
Bob_Dylan
American football player and commentator (born 1977)
Greg (January 8, 2023). "Falcons beat Tom Brady for first time as Bucs pull starters to avoid injuries". Fox Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2023. "Wild
Tom_Brady
Search engine and web portal
GetRelevant.com, Gurlmail, Gurlpages, Hotbot, InsiderInfo, Matchmaker.com, Quote.com and RagingBull.com, Tripod, Weather Zombie, Webon, Webmonkey, WhoWhere
Lycos
Misinformation about contagious disease
December 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021. "Swiss ask Chinese media to pull quotes from 'fake' citizen". Associated Press. 11 August 2021. Archived from
COVID-19 misinformation by China
COVID-19_misinformation_by_China
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
after Cleopatra's death." Jones (2006, p. 187), translating Plutarch, quotes Arius Didymus as saying to Octavian that "it is not good to have too many
Cleopatra
1955–1975 war in Southeast Asia
ISBN 978-0-7618-3281-2. Hastings 2018, p. 479. Keyes, Ralph (2006). The Quote Verifier: Who Said What, Where, and When. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-34004-9
Vietnam_War
2nd episode of the 27th season of South Park
response to the preceding episode "Sermon on the 'Mount", retweeted the quote "Wait, so we ARE relevant? #eatabagofdicks". When reached for comment by
Got_a_Nut
Web browser developed by Google
publicly exposed, "(and sometimes fail) and can be very unstable at times". [Quoted remarks from Google's policy announcements.] On July 22, 2010, Google announced
Google_Chrome
Propaganda poster
the top "Q. And babies?", and at the bottom answers "A. And babies." The quote is from a Mike Wallace CBS News television interview with U.S. soldier Paul
And_babies
Country in Central Africa
(Democratic Republic of Congo)", Adherents.com – Religion by Location. Sources quoted are The World Factbook (1998), 'official government web site' of Democratic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
American multinational technology company
OSV-Scanner, a Go tool for finding security holes in open source software, which pulls from the largest open source vulnerability database of its kind to defend
American actor (born 1964)
part. His experience on the film was marred by cast members endlessly quoting his uncle's films, which inspired him to change his name. Cage's first
Nicolas_Cage
English indie rock band
long-standing rumours about his place in the band; drug addiction was also quoted as one of the reasons for his departure. Rafferty subsequently refuted these
The_Kooks
Association football tournament in South Africa
2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010. BBC and SABC report 70,000 while the AP, quoting the South African Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors, says 11
2010_FIFA_World_Cup
Fictional character in Star Trek
https://www.linlithgowmuseum.org/scotty "Beam me up: 5 classic Jim Traficant quotes". Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2021-12-08. IGN Movies
Scotty_(Star_Trek)
Seclusion from unwanted attention
California (573 U.S. 373), where David Leon Riley was arrested after he was pulled over for driving on expired license tags when the police searched his phone
Privacy
American actor (born 1979)
ignored by the industry. So I felt invisible to them (music industry)."[quote needs citation] He also appeared on the song "Bully Rap" off of Sean Price's
Rick_Gonzalez
Species of grass
primarily for grazing, recently, however, it has been used as part of a push–pull agricultural pest management strategy. Napier grasses improve soil fertility
Cenchrus_purpureus
2009 feud
subsequently Rich—neither of whom have bothered to listen to the context of the pulled quote—pass off the notion of account safety as an out-and-out buy recommendation
Jon Stewart–Jim Cramer conflict
Jon_Stewart–Jim_Cramer_conflict
German American businessman (1887–1975)
2+1⁄2 hours will never be repeated in 10,000 years," Hanfstaengl said.[quote needs citation] "Because of his miraculous throat construction, he was able
Ernst_Hanfstaengl
Canadian actor (born 1964)
comedy special, based on his experiences fighting Hodgkin's Lymphoma, with a quote inspired by Reeves's answer; "Either way, what comes next is going to be
Keanu_Reeves
1999 mass shooting in Colorado, U.S.
underneath. Klebold called out to Harris that he found a "nigger" and tried to pull Shoels out from under the table. Harris left Pasquale and joined him. According
Columbine High School massacre
Columbine_High_School_massacre
Freezer used for storing contents at unusually low temperatures
designated parties in the case of a freezer failure.[citation needed] The pull down time is defined as the necessary time to cool down the ULT freezer from
Ultra-low_temperature_freezer
President of the United States from 1901 to 1909
Brands 1997, p. 62. Pringle 1931, p. 27. Brands 1997, pp. 110–112, 123–133. quote p. 126. Roosevelt 1913, p. 35. Morris 1979, p. 565. Crawford, Michael J
Theodore_Roosevelt
President of the United States from 1961 to 1963
Jacqueline mentioned his affection for the Broadway musical Camelot and quoted its closing lines: "Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot,
John_F._Kennedy
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Cula.Americanized spelling of German and Swedish Kall or German Koll.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Bitter.
Boy/Male
English
Mantle.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a strong, aggressive, bull-like man, from Middle English bul(l)e, bol(l)e. Occasionally, the name may denote a keeper of a bull. Compare Bulman.German (mainly northern) : from a byname for a cattle breeder, keeper, or dealer. Compare South German Ochs.South German : nickname for a short fat man, a variant of Bolle, or a nickname for a man with the physical characteristics of a bull.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin, possibly from an unrecorded late survival of the Old English personal name Tula.South German (Tüll) : from a nickname for someone who was patient, from Middle High German dult ‘patience’; or from a personal name formed with the same word; or from Middle High German tult, dult ‘fair’, ‘festival’ (Bavarian Dult).South German : nickname for a stubborn man, Tull.Altered spelling of German Toll.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English gulle ‘gull’ or gul(le) (Old Norse gulr) ‘yellow’, ‘pale’ (of hair or complexion).Swiss German : nickname for an irascible or unreliable person, from an Alemannic form of Latin gallus ‘rooster’. See also Guell.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hill 1.English : from a pet form of Hugh.
Boy/Male
British, Danish, English, Norwegian
Skin; Parchment
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : variant spelling of Pol.English (Norfolk) : variant of Paul or Pool.German (also Pöll) : from a short form of a personal name composed with Old High German bald ‘bold’, ‘brave’.North German : variant of Pohl 2.South German form of Boll.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Love's Labours Lost' A constable.
Boy/Male
British, English, Irish, Latin
Star of the Sea; Small; Form of Paul
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name, Lulla.German (Lüll) : from a short form of any of the Germanic personal names formed with liut- ‘people’ as the first element.Catalan (also Llull) : from the personal name Lullus, probably of Germanic origin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Pell, a pet form of Peter.English : metonymic occupational name for a dealer in furs, from Middle English, Old French pel ‘skin’.English : variant of Pill 1.German : variant of Pelle or, in some instances, a variant of Pfell, the South German form of this name, from Middle High German phelle(e) ‘purple silk cloth’.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Parchment; Mantle; Skin
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : variant spelling of Paul.
Boy/Male
British, English
Grinder
Girl/Female
Hebrew English
Wished-for child; rebellion; bitter.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Possibly a shortened form of any of several German compound surnames formed with Full- or Füll-.
Girl/Female
British, English, Hebrew, Irish
Rhyming Variant of Molly; Bitterness; Star of the Sea; Small
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon and Cornwall)
English (Devon and Cornwall) : topographic name for someone who lived by a tidal creek or an inlet of the sea, Old English pyll, or a habitational name from Pylle in Somerset, which was named with this word.English (Devon and Cornwall) : descriptive nickname for a small, rotund person, from Middle English, Old French pil(l)e ‘ball’.
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Boy/Male
Indian
Name of a companion
Boy/Male
Greek Biblical
God saves.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
A Prophet's name
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
She was al-Suraymiyah and a very dutiful worshipper. She wept often so she finally lost her eye sight. When every thing was quiet and motionless, she used to call out in a melancholy voice, O! Habib
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Lord Buddha; God Gifted
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Goddess; God Gift; Lover of God
Girl/Female
Tamil
Girl/Female
Indian, Marathi, Tamil
Mullai Flower on a Vine
Boy/Male
Hindi
Intelligent; smart.
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Compar.
Not wanting in any essential quality; complete, entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon.
n.
A contest; a struggle; as, a wrestling pull.
n.
Something in one's favor in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing; as, in weights the favorite had the pull.
n.
A knob, handle, or lever, etc., by which anything is pulled; as, a drawer pull; a bell pull.
a.
Quite full; choke-full.
v. t.
To deprive of the pulp, or integument.
a.
Full to the brim; quite full; chock-full.
v. t.
To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; to bull Lake Shore; to endeavor to raise prices in; as, to bull the market. See 1st Bull, n., 4.
n.
The act of rowing; as, a pull on the river.
v. t.
To reduce to pulp.
n.
A promontory; as, the Mull of Cantyre.
v. t.
To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one; as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar.
Compar.
Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in. quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture.
v. i.
To become dull or stupid.
v. t.
To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop; -- sometimes with off; as, to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass.
n.
The act of drinking; as, to take a pull at the beer, or the mug.
v. t.
To strike the ball in a particular manner. See Pull, n., 8.
v. t.
To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one; to pluck; as, to pull fruit; to pull flax; to pull a finch.
v. i.
To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope.
a.
Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large; fierce.