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► 動詞
引く  [(2)ひく]    meaning:  pull  rank: 1
☆ そのは引くんだ ⇨ You have to pull that door

引っこ抜く  [(4)ひっこぬく]  [coll]    meaning:  pull  rank: 2
☆ 会社から引っこ抜かれた ⇨ He was poached from the rival company
☆ 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
☆ 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
☆ 子供父親引っ張っている ⇨ A child is tugging his father’s hand
☆ ゴム引っ張ったられてしまった ⇨ 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
☆ 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
☆ ロープ手繰った ⇨ 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
☆ 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 ⇨ 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
☆ 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
☆ 戦後重工業日本経済を牽引した ⇨ After the war heavy industries pulled, carried, Japanese economy  (☛ Pull and advance. Always positive)