pull
verb
1 verb drag, draw TRANSITIVEtarraing verb my dog was pulling me bhí mo mhadra do mo tharraingthe pulled his hood over his head tharraing sé a chochall thar a cheannthey pulled her back tharraing siad siar íshe pulled a book off the shelf tharraing sí leabhar den tseilfshe pulled herself free shaor sí í féinthey pulled the boat up on the shore tharraing siad an bád aníos ar an gcladachthe horse was pulling the cart bhí an capall ag tarraingt an chairr, bhí an capall faoin gcarrgravity pulls the water through the pipes an domhantarraingt a tharraingíonn an t-uisce trí na píobáin 2 verb tug TRANSITIVEtarraing verb sracadh a bhaint as pull the door to open it tarraing an doras chugat lena oscailtthey pulled my hair tharraing siad mo chuid gruaigehe pulled the chain tharraing sé an slabhra, bhain sé sracadh as an slabhrashe pulled the rope tight theann sí an rópa, d'fháisc sí an rópa
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3 verb SPOR in rowing INTRANSITIVEtarraing verb don't pull too hard ná tarraing róláidirthey pulled at the oars tharraing siad ar na maidí rámha, d'oibrigh siad na maidí rámha 4 verb extract TRANSITIVEtarraing verb bain verb I had a tooth pulled tarraingíodh fiacail liom, baineadh amach fiacail de mo chuidwe pulled beet by hand bhaineamar biatas de láimh 5 verb informal brandish TRANSITIVEtarraing verb they pulled a knife on him tharraing siad scian air 6 verb steer
INTRANSITIVEtarraing verb the car is pulling to the left tá an carr ag tarraingt ar chlé, tá tarraingt ar chlé sa charr
7 verb move INTRANSITIVEas the car pulled level with me de réir mar a tharraing an gluaisteán suas liomhe pulled clear at the final turn d'imigh sé chun tosaigh ag an gcasadh deireanach 8 verb touch emotionally INTRANSITIVEthe film pulled at his heartstrings chuir an scannán tocht air 9 verb be swayed TRANSITIVEI'm being pulled in two directions tá mé idir dhá chomhairle 10 verb work, act INTRANSITIVEtarraing verb they're all pulling in the same direction tá siad ar fad ag tarraingt le chéile 11 verb MED strain TRANSITIVEtarraing verb he pulled a muscle tharraing sé matán 12 verb informal attract TRANSITIVEtarraing verb meall verb the match pulled a huge crowd tharraing an cluiche slua mór 13 verb snag TRANSITIVEtarraing verb the thorn pulled a thread in her coat tharraing an dealg snáithe ina cóta 14 verb activate, operate TRANSITIVEtarraing verb pull the lever to start it tarraing an luamhán chun é a thosú 15 verb informal BUS-ADM take out TRANSITIVEfaigh verb she pulled the case records fuair sí taifid an cháis 16 verb informal cancel, stop TRANSITIVEtarraing amach as the band pulled the show tharraing an banna amach as an seó, chuir an banna an seó ar cealthe council pulled the funding chuir an chomhairle deireadh leis an maoiniú 17 verb informal attract lover INTRANSITIVEhe has no trouble pulling faigheann sé mná dó féin gan stró
TRANSITIVEshe pulled a fine man last night fuair sí fear breá di féin aréir
18 verb informal carry out TRANSITIVEhe pulled a trick d'imir sé cleasdon't pull a stunt like that again ná déan a leithéid sin arís 19 verb informal serve TRANSITIVEtarraing verb to pull a pint pionta a tharraingt 20 verb print TRANSITIVEpriontáil verb 21 verb take a puff INTRANSITIVEshe pulled on her cigarette bhain sí tarraingt as a toitín, bhain sí gal as a toitín 22 verb GOLF strike ball to one side TRANSITIVEtarraing verb 23 verb HURL-CAM strike with hurley INTRANSITIVEtarraing verb pull hard tarraing go cruahe pulled on the sliotar tharraing sé ar an sliotarshe pulled on the ground tharraing sí ar an talamh
noun
24 noun also PHYS, MED act, force, etctarraingt fem ► (tug)
to give sth a pull tarraingt a bhaint as rudI gave the rope a pull bhain mé tarraingt as an rópa, tharraing mé an rópahe gave me a pull up onto the wall tharraing sé suas ar an mballa mé► (gravitational, magnetic, etc)
the solar system exerts a pull on Jupiter bíonn tarraingt ag an ngrianchóras ar Iúpatargravitational pull imtharraingt femtidal pull tarraingt na taoide► (injury)
he recovered from the muscle pull tháinig sé chuige féin ón matán tarraingthehe felt a pull in his calf bhraith sé tarraingt ina cholpa 25 noun informal influencethe church exerts a strong pull on them tá siad go mór faoi anáil na heaglaisehe has no political pull níl sé istigh leis na polaiteoiríthere was a pull on her to come home bhí brú uirthi teacht abhaile 26 noun appealtarraingt fem she felt the pull of the city mhothaigh sí an chathair ag tarraingt uirthi, mhothaigh sí an chathair á mealladhIreland exerts an emotional pull on people téann Éire i gcion ar dhaoine, bíonn croí daoine in Éirinn 27 noun from bottleslog masc1 bolgam masc1 tarraingt fem he took a pull on his pint bhain sé slog as a phionta, bhain sé tarraingt as a phionta 28 noun on cigarette, pipe, etcgal fem2 tarraingt fem smailc fem2 he took a pull on his pipe bhain sé gal as a phíopa, bhain sé tarraingt as a phíopa 29 noun HURL-CAM stroke of hurleytarraingt fem buille masc4 ground pull tarraingt ar an talamhlate pull tarraingt mhalloverhead pull tarraingt san aer 30 noun SPOR of oartarraingt fem he gave his oar a sudden pull bhain sé tarraingt thobann as a mhaide rámha 31 noun period of climbingtarraingt fem there's a long pull to the top tá tarraingt fhada ann go dtí an barr 32 noun (US) long termfor the long pull go fadtéarmach 33 noun activation cordtéadán masc1 corda masc4 34 noun SPOR bout in tug-of wartarraingt fem 35 noun printer's proofprofa masc4