Past tense of pull - to exert force so as to draw something toward oneself or the force. To remove or extract something by tugging.
From Middle English 'pullen', from Old English 'pullian' meaning 'to pluck, draw out'. Related to Middle Low German 'pulen' meaning 'to pick, pluck, peel'.
The word 'pull' has generated countless idiomatic expressions that reveal how physical actions become metaphors for complex concepts - 'pull strings' (influence), 'pull yourself together' (self-control), and 'pull the wool over someone's eyes' (deception).
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