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| 1. | [ verb ] direct toward itself or oneself | |
| Synonyms: | pull pull_in draw_in | |
| Examples: | "Her good looks attract the stares of many men" "The ad pulled in many potential customers" "This pianist pulls huge crowds" "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" |
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| Related terms: | repel pull tug catch draw_in curl_up draw_in | |
| 2. | [ verb ] attract or elicit | |
| Synonyms: | draw fetch draw_in pull_in pull | |
| Examples: | "The school attracts students with artistic talents" "His playing drew a crowd" "The painting fetched more than a million at the auction" "The star cast pulled many people to the box office" |
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| Related terms: | repel pull tug catch draw_in bring curl_up draw_in pull attraction pull attraction drawing_card appear | |
| 3. | [ verb ] exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away | |
| Examples: | "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies" |
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| Related terms: | pull attraction | |
| 4. | [ verb ] be attractive to | |
| Synonyms: | appeal | |
| Examples: | "The idea of a vacation appeals to me" "The beautiful garden attracted many people" |
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| Related terms: | repel capture beckon appeal attraction attraction | |
| Similar spelling: |
attractor attracter attractive attraction ataractic atrocity at_rest atresia atrocious ataraxic ataraxia |
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