pull/push

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see also MOVE
※—† towards you
- to move or try to move sb/sth towards you: pull sb/sth; noun: pull
She pulled the door shut. ◎ Paul pulled his son away from the fire. ◎ Pull hard. ◎ The diver gave a pull on the rope to show when she wanted to go back up to the surface.
※—† away from you
- to move or try to move sb/sth away from you: push sb/sth; noun: push
He pushed the door open. ◎ The engine wouldn't start so we had to give the car a push.
※—† behind you
- to cause sth which is behind you to move in the direction you are moving: pull sth
The car in front of us was pulling a caravan.
- to pull sth with great effort, because it is heavy: drag sth, haul sth
The box was too heavy to lift, so we had to drag it along the ground. ◎ It needed eight men to haul the boat onto the beach.
- to pull a car, lorry, etc by a rope, chain, etc: tow sth; noun: tow
The lorry was towing a thirty-foot trailer. ◎ They had broken down, so we gave them a tow to the nearest garage. ◎ a tow bar (= for pulling a caravan, trailer, etc behind a vehicle)
- to pull sb/sth along with difficulty: drag sb/sth
She dragged the child away from the beach and back to the car
※—† in a particular direction
- to pull sth in the direction mentioned: pull sth (on, up, across, etc)
Pull your socks up! ◎ Why don't you pull over a chair and sit down beside me?
- to push or pull sth that has wheels: wheel sth
I wheeled my bicycle to the top of the hill.
※—† quickly
- to pull sb/sth suddenly and quickly: jerk sth; noun: jerk
He jerked the chair away just as I was about to sit down.
- to pull sb/sth hard and quickly: tug (sth); noun: tug
Susan tugged at her mother's sleeve. ◎ Give it a tug and see what happens!
- to pull sth hard and suddenly: (informal) yank sth
He yanked the bedclothes off the bed.
※—† through or against people or things
- to move forward by pushing sb/sth: push
Mary pushed her way through the crowd. ◎ Stop pushing!
- to push with a sudden, rough movement: shove (sb/sth); noun: shove
The player was sent off the field for shoving the referee. ◎ to give sb a shove
※—† into a place
- to push sb/sth into a place where there is not much room: squeeze sb/sth in, squeeze sb/sth into, through, etc sth, (informal) jam sb/sth in, into, between, etc sth
It's almost full but we can probably squeeze you in somewhere. ◎ She jammed everything into her suitcase.
- to push yourself into a place where there is not much room: squeeze into, through, in between, etc sb/sth
I managed to squeeze through the opening in the fence. ◎ Can I try and squeeze in between you?
※—† with a finger, stick etc
- to push sb/sth with a finger, stick or other long object: poke sb/sth, prod sb/sth; nouns: poke, prod
Don't poke your finger in your ear. ◎ James was prodding the fire with a stick. ◎ I gave him a sharp poke in his side to wake him up.
- to push at sb/sth roughly, often with sth sharp: jab (at sb/sth) (with sth), jab sb/sth (with sth); noun: jab
She jabbed a finger into his chest.
- to push a pointed object into sb/sth: stick* sth in/into sb/sth
She stuck a knife into his back.
※—† to make sth work
- to touch or push sth firmly: press sth, push sth; noun: push
Press this knob to turn the computer on. ◎ The car windows opened at the push of a button.
- the force that is produced when you press sth: pressure (noun U)
Don't put so much pressure on the brake or the car will stop too quickly.
※—† pulling a rope, chain, etc
- a very thick, strong cord that is used to pull, tie or lift heavy things: rope (noun C/U)
They tied ropes to the boat and dragged it up the beach.
- a line of metal rings that are joined together which can be used for pulling or lifting heavy things: chain (noun C/U)
- the condition of being pulled or stretched too tightly: strain (noun U)
The rope broke under the strain.
- when a rope, etc is stretched very tight, it is taut
※ ropes and chains STRING/ROPE, LOCK/CHAIN, ROPE