pull-n; 8 Senses

Sense Number 1: the act of tugging something

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

Sense Number 2: a natural physical force of drawing towards something

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

Sense Number 3: having a strong attraction to something

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

Sense Number 4: having social clout or influence

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

Sense Number 5: a handle or hold

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

Sense Number 6: a painful muscle wrench or twist

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

Sense Number 7: slow ingestion of liquid or smoke

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

Sense Number 8: a sustained effort to do something

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