► 動詞
引く [(2)ひく] meaning: pull rank: 1
☆ その戸は引くんだ ⇨ You have to pull that door
引っこ抜く [(4)ひっこぬく] [coll] meaning: pull rank: 2
☆ 彼は敵の会社から引っこ抜かれた ⇨ He was poached from the rival company
☆ 彼は杭を地面から引っこ抜いた ⇨ He yanked off a stake from the ground (☛ Pull off with force)
引っ込める [(4)ひっこめる] [coll] meaning: pull rank: 2
☆ 亀が頭を引っ込めた ⇨ A turtle retracted its head (☛ Pull in)
引っ張る [(3)ひっぱる] meaning: pull rank: 2
☆ 子供が父親の手を引っ張っている ⇨ A child is tugging his father’s hand
☆ 輪ゴムを引っ張ったら切れてしまった ⇨ I pulled the rubber band and it broke (☛ Pull so that something becomes stretched)
手繰り寄せる [(5)たぐりよせる] meaning: pull rank: 3
☆ 彼はロープを手繰り寄せた ⇨ He pulled at the rope (by alternating hands) (☛ Pull with one arm then with another arm, then repeat)
たくし上げる [(5)たくしあげる] meaning: pull rank: 4
☆ 彼女はスカートをたくし上げて走り出した ⇨ She pulled up the hem of her skirt and started running (☛ Pull up)
手繰る [(2)たぐる] meaning: pull rank: 4
☆ 彼はロープを手繰った ⇨ He pulled at the rope (by alternating hands) (☛ Pull with one arm then with another arm, then repeat)
引き攣れる [(4)ひきつれる] meaning: pull rank: 4
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引き戻す [(4)ひきもどす] meaning: pull rank: 4
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引っ込ます [(4)ひっこます] meaning: pull rank: 4
☆ 彼は腹を引っ込ませようとした ⇨ He tried to pull in his paunch
引っ詰める [(4)ひっつめる] meaning: pull rank: 4
☆ 引っ詰めた髪 ⇨ Tightly pulled-back hair (☛ Pull tight)
捲し上げる [(5)まくしあげる] meaning: pull rank: 5
☆ (☛ Pull up)
► 名詞
牽引 [けんいん] meaning: pull rank: 4
☆ 牽引車 ⇨ A tow truck
☆ 彼はチーム優勝の牽引力となった ⇨ He became the pulling force, driving force, of the team to the championship (☛ Pull and advance. Always positive)
牽引 [けんいん] [牽引する] meaning: pull rank: 4
☆ 戦後重工業が日本経済を牽引した ⇨ After the war heavy industries pulled, carried, Japanese economy (☛ Pull and advance. Always positive)