pull toward oneself



pull something toward oneself

to draw something closer to oneself. He pulled his plate toward himself and began eating like a starving man. Mary pulled the basket of fruit toward herself and chose a nice juicy peach.
See also: pull, toward

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Samuilu-Old Church Slavic
Boyer['bəujə]
Einar-Norwegian, Icelandic, Swedish, Danish
KerriKER-eeEnglish
Billings['bliŋz]
SimoSEE-mo (Finnish)Finnish, Serbian