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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 |
PerpÉTua | | - | Portuguese |
Yngvildr | | - | Ancient Scandinavian |
Cyryl | | TSI-ril | Polish |
Llinos | | LEEN-aws, LIN-aws | Welsh |
Edwina | | ed-WEEN-ə, ed-WIN-ə | English |
Florencia | | flo-REN-thyah (Spanish), flo-REN-syah (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |