1 to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door, but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.
az: dartmaq
ru: тянуть, тащить
2 (with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.
az: sümürmək, qullab vurmaq
ru: затягиваться
3 to row: He pulled towards the shore.
az: avar çəkmək
ru: грести
4 (of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.
az: hərəkət etmək, getmək
ru: двигаться, ехать
♦ noun
1 an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.
az: dartma; udum; qullab
ru: дёрганье; глоток;затяжка
2 a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.
az: cazibə
ru: тяга
3 influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.
az: təsir
ru: влияние
See also:
pull the wool over someone's eyes
English-Azerbaijani dictionary