Transitive verb

to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)

Transitive verb; Also written as 惹く

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

Transitive verb

to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in

Transitive verb

to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

Transitive verb

to draw (a line, plan, etc.)

Transitive verb

to catch (a cold)

Transitive verb; Usu. written as 弾く

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

Transitive verb

to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check

Transitive verb; Esp. 牽く

to haul; to pull (vehicles)

Transitive verb

to subtract; to deduct

Transitive verb

to recede; to ebb; to fade

Transitive verb

to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)

Transitive verb

to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)

Transitive verb

to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)

Transitive verb

to hold (e.g. a note)

Transitive verb

to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)

Intransitive verb; Also written as 退く

to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreat

Intransitive verb; Also written as 退く

to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)

Intransitive verb; Also written as 退く

to resign; to retire; to quit

Colloquial; Intransitive verb

to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to recoil (in disgust, etc.); to cringe

to pull; to draw; to pull tight

to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch

to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve)

to drag; to haul; to tow

to lead (e.g. one's followers)

to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police)

to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join

to delay; to prolong

to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word)

to quote; to cite; to reference

Baseball

to pull the ball

to wear; to put on

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

to take on; to undertake; to accept; to take charge of; to assume responsibility for

to take over; to inherit

to guarantee; to vouch for

to contract (a disease)

to drag; to trail; to pull along the ground; to lug

to force (someone) along; to drag (along)

to prolong; to drag out

Usu. in the passive

to influence; to persuade; to entice; to lure

to pull out; to take out; to draw out

to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to bring (e.g. someone to the negotiating table); to drag

to withdraw (money); to draw

to bring out (talent, potential, beauty, flavour, etc.); to extract (information, the truth, etc.); to get (e.g. an answer out of someone); to obtain (e.g. a result); to elicit; to draw (a conclusion); to derive (e.g. pleasure)

to get (money) out of someone; to coax out of someone; to get someone to pay; to make someone produce (funds)

Transitive verb

to pull up; to drag up; to lift up

Transitive verb

to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes)

Transitive verb

to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire

Transitive verb

to promote (someone to a higher position)

Intransitive verb

to return home

Archaic; Transitive verb

to expedite the schedule

to be caught in; to be stuck in

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to be delayed; to take time

to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to be involved with

to fall for (a trick); to be deceived; to be cheated

to be on one's mind; to worry one; to be bothered by; to feel uneasy

to be obstructed; to be hindered

to splash

to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to pull near (to)

to attract; to draw; to entice

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of

to lead by the hand