pulls
Drags something closer
Pulls is most often the third-person singular of pull—to move something toward oneself or in a specified direction: She pulls the door open, The tractor pulls the trailer.
A pull is an act of pulling, or something you pull: a drawer pull, a pull tab.
Pull extends to attraction or influence: The city pulls young people from small towns, He has pull with the mayor.
To pull strings is to use connections; to pull off something is to succeed against odds; to pull out is to withdraw.
tug
Short forceful pull
drag · tension · traction · strain · jerk · grip · clutch · hoist · winch · tow
sway
Rock back and forth
- cloutInformal power or punch
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- stringsThin flexible lines
weight · power · authority · connections · favors · rank · persuasion · lobbying · pressure · manipulation
- hardware storehammer, saw, screwdriver, wrench, pliers
- hardwaredoor handle, hinge, lock, latch, screw
- building hardwarehinges, locks, latches, knobs, handles
- cabinet hardwareknobs, handles, hinges, drawer slides, dampers
- wear damageabrasion, fraying, pilling, thinning, threadbare
- window treatmentscurtain, blinds, sheers, shades, shutters
- 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, pulleys, pullet, puller, pullers