butt vs pull

butt

noun
  • A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt. 

  • The joint where two planks in a strake meet. 

  • The buttocks (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass). 

  • The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks. 

  • The whole buttocks and pelvic region that includes one's private parts. 

  • The blunt back part of an axehead or large blade. Also called the poll. 

  • A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field. 

  • A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed. 

  • An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 126 wine gallons which is one-half tun; equivalent to the pipe. 

  • Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot 

  • A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread. 

  • The plastic or rubber cap used to cover the open end of a lacrosse stick's shaft in order to reduce injury. 

  • A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc., so named because it is attached to the inside edge of the door and butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge. 

  • The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib. 

  • A mark to be shot at; a target. 

  • A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering. 

  • The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose. 

  • The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice. 

  • A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end. 

  • The shoulder of an animal, especially the portion above the picnic, as a cut of meat. 

  • The end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired. 

  • A thrust in fencing. 

  • Body; self. 

  • A used cigarette. 

  • A wooden cask for storing wine, usually containing 126 gallons. 

verb
  • To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut. 

  • To strike bluntly, particularly with the head. 

  • To strike bluntly with the head. 

pull

noun
  • An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself). 

  • The act of drinking; a mouthful or swig of a drink. 

  • The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology 

  • A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path. 

  • Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope. 

  • An attractive force which causes motion towards the source. 

  • Appeal or attraction (e.g. of a movie star). 

  • A single impression from a handpress. 

  • A journey made by rowing. 

  • A proof sheet. 

  • An injury resulting from a forceful pull on a limb, etc.; a strain. 

  • An advantage over somebody; a means of influencing. 

  • The power to influence someone or something; sway, clout. 

  • A type of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the on side; a pull shot. 

verb
  • To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.) 

  • To obtain (a permit) from a regulatory authority. 

  • To row. 

  • To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source. 

  • To do or perform. 

  • To score a certain number of points in a sport. 

  • To attract or net; to pull in. 

  • To pull out from a yard or station; to leave. 

  • To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force. 

  • To achieve by rowing on a rowing machine. 

  • To pluck or pick (flowers, fruit etc.). 

  • To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck. 

  • To draw apart; to tear; to rend. 

  • To hold back, and so prevent from winning. 

  • To remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability. 

  • To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field. 

  • To persuade (someone) to have sex with one: to be 'on the pull' - looking for a sexual partner. 

  • To retrieve or generate for use. 

  • To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target. 

  • To take a swig or mouthful of drink. 

  • To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.). 

  • To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned. 

intj
  • Command used by a target shooter to request that the target be released/launched. 

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