Betekenis van pulling In het Nederlands

• 0 present participle of pull

• 1 to move something towards yourself, sometimes with great physical effort:

  • Could you help me move this bookcase over there? You pull and I'll push.

  • He pulled the chair away from the desk.

  • He pulled the heavy box across the floor to the door.

  • [ + obj + adj ] He pulled the door open.

  • The car was pulling a caravan.

  • The sun was so strong we had to pull down the blinds.

  • She pulled out the drawer.

• 2 to take something out of or away from a place, especially using physical effort:

  • He pulled off his sweater.

  • The dentist pulled both teeth out.

  • I spent the morning pulling up the weeds in the flowerbeds.

  • When officials realized the cultural gaffe, the company pulled the ad and apologized.

• 3 to move in the stated direction:

  • During the last lap of the race one of the runners began to pull ahead.

  • We waved as the train pulled out of the station.

  • Our armies are pulling back on all fronts.

  • She pulled herself up the stairs, holding onto the rail.

  • He put his hands on the side of the pool and pulled himself out of the water.

• 4 to attract a person or people:

  • The show has certainly pulled (in) the crowds.

  • He certainly knows how to pull women.

  • Did Tracy pull at the nightclub last night?

• 5 to injure a muscle by stretching it too much:

  • I pulled a muscle in my back lifting some drawers.

  • He pulled a hamstring.

• 6 to perform a dishonest action:

  • The gang that pulled the bank robbery were all arrested.

  • No one's gonna pull that kind of trick on me!

• 7 to get information from the internet, after asking or searching for it:

  • Companies should encourage customers to pull information from their website, thus putting the customer in control.