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1 pull off
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2 pull
[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) τραβώ2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) ρουφώ3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) κάνω κουπί4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) πηγαίνω,κινούμαι2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) τράβηγμα2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) έλξη3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) επιρροή•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
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3 Pull
v. trans.absol., give a pull: Ar. ὑποτείνειν (Pax. 458).Row: Ar. and P. ἐλαύνειν, V. ἐρέσσειν.Pull in an opposite direction: P. ἀνθέλκειν, Ar. and V. ἀντισπᾶν.Strip off: see strip.Pull to: P. ἐπισπᾶν.Pull together. When might and right pull together, what pair more potent than this? V. ὅπου γὰρ ἰσχὺς συζυγοῦσι καὶ δίκη, ποία ξυνωρὶς τῆσδε καρτερωτέρα; (Æsch., frag.).Pull up: Ar. and P. ἀνέλκειν.——————subs.Use effort.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pull
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4 rip
[rip] 1. past tense, past participle - ripped; verb1) (to make or get a hole or tear in by pulling, tearing etc: He ripped his shirt on a branch; His shirt ripped.) (ξε)σκίζω2) (to pull (off, up etc) by breaking or tearing: The roof of the car was ripped off in the crash; to rip up floorboards; He ripped open the envelope.) σκίζω2. noun(a tear or hole: a rip in my shirt.) σκίσιμο -
5 pluck
1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) τραβώ2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) ξεπουπουλιάζω3) (to pick (flowers etc).) κόβω(λουλούδια)4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) μαδώ,βγάζω φρύδια5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) κρούω(χορδή)2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.)- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
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6 trigger
['triɡə] 1. noun1) (a small lever on a gun, which is pulled to make the gun fire: He aimed the rifle at her but did not pull the trigger.) σκανδάλη2) (anything which starts a series of actions or reactions.) έναυσμα2. verb((often with off) to start (a series of events): The attack triggered (off) a full-scale war.) προκαλώ -
7 Wrench
v. trans.Twist: P. and V. στρέφειν.Strain, dislocate: Ar. ἐκκοκκίζειν; see Sprain.Wrench: V. παρασπᾶν.Snatch off: P. and V. ἀφαρπάζειν.——————subs.Strain: P. στρέμμα, τό, σπάσμα, τό.Effort: P. and V. πόνος, ὁ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wrench
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8 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) σχεδιάζω2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) σύρω,τραβώ3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) κινούμαι4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) φέρνω ισοπαλία5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) εισπράττω6) (to open or close (curtains).) ανοίγω/κλείνω τραβώντας7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) προσελκύω2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) ισοπαλία2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) ατραξιόν3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) κλήρωση4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.)•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
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9 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) επίπεδο, επιφάνεια, στάθμη2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) όροφος3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) αλφάδι, στάθμη4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) επίπεδη επιφανεία2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) επίπεδος2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) στο ίδιο επίπεδο, ίσος3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) σταθερός3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) ισοπεδώνω2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) εξισώνω, ισοφαρίζω3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) σκοπεύω4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) γκρεμίζω, ισοπεδώνω•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
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10 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) τεντώνω/-ομαι,τσιτώνω2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) ζορίζω,κουράζω3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) ζορίζω,δοκιμάζω4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) σουρώνω, φιλτράρω2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) ζόρισμα2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) ένταση,τέντωμα,ζόρι3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) (υπερ)ένταση4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) ζόρισμα,τράβηγμα/δοκιμασία•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) διασταύρωση,ποικιλία,παραλλαγή2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) τάση3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) μελωδία -
11 Jerk
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Jerk
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