pullstring
Yank to activate
A pullstring is a cord attached to a mechanism that activates when pulled.
Toys with pullstrings speak recorded phrases or perform actions when the string is tugged and released: Pull the string and the doll talks.
The term extends to any cord-activated device, from talking dolls to emergency alarms to parachute ripcords.
Toy human figure
- puppetControlled performing figure
- Chatty CathySomeone excessively talkative
- voice boxSpeech-producing throat organ
- speakingOral expression of language
phrases · catchphrases · plush · stuffed animal · action figure · Woody · Buzz Lightyear · playtime
Short forceful pull
- yankQuick, forceful pull
- releaseTo let go
- triggerWhat initiates action
- engageActively participate or connect
operate · start · initiate · actuate · prompt · launch · set off · spring
Means by which something operates
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- tensionStretched or strained state
- cordFlexible twisted strand
- releaseTo let go
retract · wind-up · lever · pulley · ratchet · spool · coil · trigger
Quality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- memoriesStored past experiences
- classicOf lasting excellence
bygone · yesteryear · heirloom · keepsake · collectible · antique · reminiscence · sentimentality
doll
Toy human figure
- puppetControlled performing figure
- Chatty CathySomeone excessively talkative
- voice boxSpeech-producing throat organ
speaking · phrases · catchphrases · plush · stuffed animal · action figure · Woody · Buzz Lightyear · playtime · figure
tug
Short forceful pull
engage · operate · start · initiate · actuate · prompt · launch · set off · spring · unleash
mechanism
Means by which something operates
release · retract · wind-up · lever · pulley · ratchet · spool · coil · trigger · actuator
vintage
Quality from past eras
classic · bygone · yesteryear · heirloom · keepsake · collectible · antique · reminiscence · sentimentality · timeless
pullstringpushbutton
Depressible control mechanism
push button · button · switch · touchpad · toggle switch
pull, string, pulls, pulled, pulling, puller, strings, strung, stringed