Commentary: PULL[+event][+physical][+tugging][+intentional]
NOTE: implies an agent connected to a patient and intentionally applying force
Examples:
She grabbed each carrot by its top and gave it a quick pull from the ground.
He didn't feel the pull of his molar because of the novocain.
The barge scheduled a pull from the tugboat down harbor.
Mappings:
PropBank: pull.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: PULL[+force][+physical][+drawing_toward][+natural]
NOTE: does not imply intentionality (Sense 1)
Examples:
The tides are caused by the pull of the moon.
The swimmer was carried out to sea by the pull of the strong undertow.
That pull you feel to the side is the boat heeling in the strong breeze.
Mappings:
PropBank: pull.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: PULL[+state][+mental][+attitude][+attraction]
Examples:
One of the pulls of the city for the villagers is the opportunity of finding work.
The pull of glamor and danger no longer tempted him as it once had in his youth.
He feared she would finally succumb to the pull of her family and traditions and decline his marriage proposal
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2a, b
Commentary: PULL[+state][+social][+status][+influence][+clout]
Examples:
He has a lot of pull with the Democratic party bosses in Chicago.
They cannot succeed without the political pull of the mayor's office.
John has some pull in Hollywood and can get you an interview with an agent.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: PULL[+artifact][+device][+handle]
Examples:
Mary bought antique wrought-iron drawer pulls for her bedroom set.
John wanted a sleek look in his remodeled kitchen, so the cabinets have no pulls.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
Commentary: PULL[+event][+physical][+wrench][+painful][+of_muscle]
Examples:
Bob is taking a painkiller for a pull in his lower back.
If you feel a pull in your calf, grab your toes and gently stretch the leg out.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5
Commentary: PULL[+event][+physical][+ingestion][+slow]
NOTE: can refer to either ingesting smoke or liquid
Examples:
The professor took a long pull from his pipe.
The sailor took another pull from the whiskey flask before passing it to the next man.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
Commentary: PULL[+event][+effort][+sustained]
Examples:
It's been a long pull to sell our old house and move into the new one.
It's a long pull between Cape May and Block Island, but we sailed it in one stretch.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7