The difference between Obtain and Pull
When used as verbs, obtain means to get hold of, whereas pull means to apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
Pull is also noun with the meaning: an act of pulling (applying force).
check bellow for the other definitions of Obtain and Pull
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Obtain as a verb (transitive):
To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
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Obtain as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached.
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Obtain as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To prevail, be victorious; to succeed.
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Obtain as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To hold; to keep, possess or occupy.
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Obtain as a verb (intransitive):
To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force.
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Pull as a noun:
An act of pulling (applying force)
Examples:
"He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out."
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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."
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Pull as a noun:
Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope
Examples:
"a zipper pull"
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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."
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Pull as a noun:
Appeal or attraction (as of a movie star)
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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
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Pull as a noun:
A journey made by rowing
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Pull as a noun (dated):
A contest; a struggle.
Examples:
"a wrestling pull"
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Pull as a noun (obsolete, poetic):
Loss or violence suffered.
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Pull as a noun (slang):
The act of drinking.
Examples:
"to take a pull at a mug of beer"
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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"
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Pull as a verb:
To attract or net; to pull in.
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Pull as a verb:
To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
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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."
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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."
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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."
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Pull as a verb (transitive):
To retrieve or generate for use.
Examples:
"I'll have to pull a part number for that."
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Pull as a verb:
To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.
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Pull as a verb (intransitive):
To row.
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Pull as a verb (transitive):
To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).
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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.
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Pull as a verb:
To score a certain amount of points in a sport.
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Pull as a verb (horse-racing):
To hold back, and so prevent from winning.
Examples:
"The favourite was pulled."
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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.
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Pull as a verb (cricket, golf):
To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)
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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."
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Pull as a verb (rail transportation, US, of a railroad car):
To pull out from a yard or station; to leave.
Compare words:
Compare with synonyms and related words:
- pull vs tug
- pull vs yank
- pull vs push
- pull vs shove
- attraction vs pull
- pull vs repulsion
- handle vs pull
- knob vs pull
- lever vs pull
- pull vs rope
- button vs pull
- pull vs push
- pull vs push-button
- influence vs pull
- pull vs sway
- drag vs pull
- pull vs toke
- drag vs pull
- pull vs tow
- pull vs tug
- pull vs yank
- pull vs push
- pull vs repel
- pull vs shove
- pull vs score
- pull vs score
- pull vs recall
- pull vs withdraw
- pull vs yank
- carry out vs pull
- complete vs pull
- do vs pull
- execute vs pull
- perform vs pull
- generate vs pull
- get vs pull
- get hold of vs pull
- get one's hands on vs pull
- lay one's hands on vs pull
- obtain vs pull
- pull vs retrieve