pull
noun (ATTRACTION) /pʊl/Definition
› [C] something that attracts people: "How can we persuade people to come to the meeting?" "A glass of wine is quite a good pull."Attracting and temptingAttractiveSexual attraction › [U] the physical or emotional power to attract something: The greater the mass of an object, the greater its gravitational pull. The movie's all-star cast should give it a lot of pull.Attracting and temptingAttractiveSexual attraction
(Definition of pull noun (ATTRACTION) 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 verb (ATTRACT)
- pulling power noun
- tickle sb's fancy idiom
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