pull

verb [T] (INTERNET)

/pʊl/ specialized

Definition

› to get information from the internet, after asking or searching for it: Companies should encourage customers to pull information from their website, thus putting the customer in control. → Compare push verb

(Definition of pull verb (INTERNET) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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pull up phrasal verb
pull up short idiom
pull verb (ATTRACT)
pull verb (DISHONEST)
pull verb (INJURE)
pull verb (INTERNET)
pull verb (MOVE TOWARDS YOU)
pull verb (MOVE)
pull verb (REMOVE)
pull your socks up idiom
pull your weight idiom

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like pulling teeth idiom
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