Base verb
Phrasal verbs with pull
The verb pull combines with 14 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
14 phrasal verbs · 26 meanings
pull ahead
1 sense- Move in front of others in a race or competition
pull apart
1 sense- Separate two people or things by force
pull away
1 sense- Leave by driving away from a stop
pull back
2 senses- Withdraw from an action or commitment
- Move troops away from a position
pull down
1 sense- Demolish a building by force
pull in
4 senses- (of a vehicle or train) arrive and stop
- Attract a large audience or amount of money
- Drive to the side of the road and stop
pull off
1 sense- Succeed at something difficult
pull on
1 sense- Draw a garment onto the body
pull out
1 sense- Withdraw from a commitment
pull over
2 senses- Draw a covering across the top
- Move a vehicle to the side of the road and stop
pull through
1 sense- Recover from a serious illness or injury
pull together
2 senses- Work together as a group to achieve something
- Calm down and regain self-control
pull under
1 sense- Drag something or someone beneath the surface
pull up
7 senses- Stop a vehicle or come to a halt
- Lift something upward by pulling
- Stop and gently rebuke someone
Practice the pull family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of pull with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.