The difference between Complete and Pull

When used as nouns, complete means a completed , whereas pull means an act of pulling (applying force).

When used as verbs, complete means to finish, whereas pull means to apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.


Complete is also adjective with the meaning: with all parts included.

check bellow for the other definitions of Complete and Pull

  1. Complete as a verb (transitive):

    To finish; to make done; to reach the end.

    Examples:

    "He completed the assignment on time."

  2. Complete as a verb (transitive):

    To make whole or entire.

    Examples:

    "The last chapter completes the book nicely."

  1. Complete as an adjective:

    With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.

    Examples:

    "My life will be complete once I buy this new television."

    "She offered me complete control of the project."

    "After she found the rook, the chess set was complete."

  2. Complete as an adjective:

    Finished; ended; concluded; completed.

    Examples:

    "When your homework is complete, you can go and play with Martin."

  3. Complete as an adjective:

    .

    Examples:

    "He is a complete bastard!"

    "It was a complete shock when he turned up on my doorstep."

    "Our vacation was a complete disaster."

  4. Complete as an adjective (analysis, of a [[metric space]]):

    In which every Cauchy sequence converges to a point within the space.

  5. Complete as an adjective (algebra, of a [[lattice]]):

    In which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound.

  6. Complete as an adjective (math, of a [[category]]):

    In which all small limits exist.

  7. Complete as an adjective (logic, of a proof system of a [[formal system]] with respect to a given [[semantics]]):

    In which every semantically valid well-formed formula is provable.

  8. Complete as an adjective (computing theory, of a [[problem]]):

    That is in a given complexity class and is such that every other problem in the class can be reduced to it (usually in polynomial time or logarithmic space).

  1. Complete as a noun:

    A completed .

  1. Pull as a noun:

    An act of pulling (applying force)

    Examples:

    "He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out."

  2. Pull as a noun:

    An attractive force which causes motion towards the source

    Examples:

    "The spaceship came under the pull of the gas giant."

    "iron fillings drawn by the pull of a magnet"

    "She took a pull on her cigarette."

  3. Pull as a noun:

    Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope

    Examples:

    "a zipper pull"

  4. Pull as a noun (slang, dated):

    Something in one's favour in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing.

    Examples:

    "In weights the favourite had the pull."

  5. Pull as a noun:

    Appeal or attraction (as of a movie star)

  6. Pull as a noun (Internet, uncountable):

    The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology

  7. Pull as a noun:

    A journey made by rowing

  8. Pull as a noun (dated):

    A contest; a struggle.

    Examples:

    "a wrestling pull"

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  9. Pull as a noun (obsolete, poetic):

    Loss or violence suffered.

  10. Pull as a noun (slang):

    The act of drinking.

    Examples:

    "to take a pull at a mug of beer"

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  11. Pull as a noun (cricket):

    A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side.

  12. Pull as a noun (golf):

    A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.

  1. Pull as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

    Examples:

    "When I give the signal, pull the rope."

    "You're going to have to pull harder to get that cork out of the bottle."

  2. Pull as a verb:

    To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck.

    Examples:

    "to pull fruit from a tree; to pull flax; to pull a finch"

  3. Pull as a verb:

    To attract or net; to pull in.

  4. Pull as a verb:

    To draw apart; to tear; to rend.

  5. Pull as a verb (ambitransitive, UK, Ireland, slang):

    To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.

    Examples:

    "I pulled at the club last night."

    "He's pulled that bird over there."

  6. Pull as a verb (transitive):

    To remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability.

    Examples:

    "Each day, they pulled the old bread and set out fresh loaves."

  7. Pull as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To do or perform.

    Examples:

    "He regularly pulls 12-hour days, sometimes 14."

    "You'll be sent home if you pull another stunt like that."

  8. Pull as a verb (transitive):

    To retrieve or generate for use.

    Examples:

    "I'll have to pull a part number for that."

  9. Pull as a verb:

    To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.

  10. Pull as a verb (intransitive):

    To row.

  11. Pull as a verb (transitive):

    To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).

  12. Pull as a verb (video games, ambitransitive):

    To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.

  13. Pull as a verb:

    To score a certain amount of points in a sport.

  14. Pull as a verb (horse-racing):

    To hold back, and so prevent from winning.

    Examples:

    "The favourite was pulled."

  15. Pull as a verb (printing, dated):

    To take or make (a proof or impression); so called because hand presses were worked by pulling a lever.

  16. Pull as a verb (cricket, golf):

    To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)

  17. Pull as a verb (UK):

    To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.

    Examples:

    "Let's stop at Finnigan's. The barman pulls a good pint."

  18. Pull as a verb (rail transportation, US, of a railroad car):

    To pull out from a yard or station; to leave.