pull
verb (ATTRACT) /pʊl/Definition
› [T] to attract a person or people: The show has certainly pulled (in) the crowds.Attracting and temptingAttractiveSexual attraction › [I or T] UK informal to succeed in starting a sexual relationship with someone: He certainly knows how to pull women. Did Tracy pull at the nightclub last night?Sexual attractionAttractive
(Definition of pull verb (ATTRACT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- affinity noun
- allure noun
- arrest verb (MAKE NOTICE)
- attract verb
- attraction noun
- charisma noun
- charm noun (ATTRACTION)
- charm offensive noun
- charm the pants off sb idiom
- come-on noun
- counterattraction noun
- glitter noun (EXCITEMENT)
- lure noun
- lure verb
- magnet noun (ATTRACTION)
- magnetism noun (ATTRACTIVE QUALITY)
- modesty noun (CLOTHES/BEHAVIOUR)
- pull noun (ATTRACTION)
- pulling power noun
- tickle sb's fancy idiom
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Attracting and tempting
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