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- pull toward oneself
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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Haider | | - | Arabic |
| Tapiwa | | - | Southern African, Shona |
| Lotte | | LAW-tə (German) | Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, German |
| Adolphe | | - | French |
| Jock | | JAHK | Scottish |
| Sajjad | | - | Arabic |