puller
One who tugs
A puller is someone or something that pulls.
The word appears most often in compounds describing what's being pulled: a wire puller, a nail puller, a trigger puller.
In manufacturing, a puller is a tool for removing parts like gears or bearings from shafts.
A crowd-puller or vote-puller attracts audiences or electoral support.
Curved animal nail
- prybarLever for forcing things
- extractorDevice for removal
- handlePart for gripping
- gripSecure manual hold
leverage · removal · crowbar · pliers · tongs · forceps · tweezers · hook
Oral care physician
- extractionAct of removing
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- molarRear crushing tooth
- impactionFirmly lodged condition
novocaine · socket · pliers · grip · root · anesthesia · decay · abscess
Drum-and-cable lifting mechanism
- hoistRaise with tackle
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
- crankRotary operating handle
tensioner · chain · block-and-tackle · capstan · drawworks · traction · spool · reel
Person-pulled passenger cart
- cartVehicle for hauling
- bargeFlat freight vessel
- canalDug water passage
- towpathCanal-side walking route
draft · hauler · coolie · gondolier · boatman · tracker · dray · wagon
Thick twisted fibers
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- heaveForceful lift or throw
strain · contest · grip · footwork · bracing · tug-of-war · endurance · coordination
Pull toward something
- drawCreate with pencil
- magnetObject producing attractive field
- headlinerTop-billed performer
- showstopperSpectacular crowd-pleasing performance
crowd-pleaser · blockbuster · hit · sensation · star · spectacle · audience · turnout
claw
Curved animal nail
grip · leverage · removal · crowbar · pliers · tongs · forceps · tweezers · hook
dentist
Oral care physician
- extractionAct of removing
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- molarRear crushing tooth
impaction · novocaine · socket · pliers · grip · root · anesthesia · decay · abscess
winch
Drum-and-cable lifting mechanism
crank · tensioner · chain · block-and-tackle · capstan · drawworks · traction · spool · reel · gear
rickshaw
Person-pulled passenger cart
towpath · draft · hauler · coolie · gondolier · boatman · tracker · dray · wagon · manual
rope
Thick twisted fibers
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
heave · strain · contest · grip · footwork · bracing · tug-of-war · endurance · coordination · stance
attraction
Pull toward something
showstopper · crowd-pleaser · blockbuster · hit · sensation · star · spectacle · audience · turnout · box-office
marksman
Precision shooter
finger · pistol · rifle · gunman · sniper · sharpshooter · aim · steady · guard · slack
- extractorsextractor, tweezers, forceps, pliers, pincers
- job slangcop, doc, medic, cabbie, barista
- logistics jobswarehouse supervisor, dispatcher, inventory clerk, inventory manager, logistics manager
- moversmoving company, van, truck, dolly, packer
- Clay Shootingclay pigeon, clay pigeons, clay targets, clays, skeet
- extrusionextruder, calibrator, hopper, mandrel, billet
- pull outTo withdraw or leave
- pull upRaise body to bar
- pull offSucceed at something difficult
- pulled overOrdered to roadside
- pull awayIncrease your lead
- pulling rankInvoking superior status
pull, pulling, pulley, pulled, pullover, pulleys, pullback, pullet, pullout