ひっぱ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to pull; to draw; to pull tight
2. to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch
3. to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve)
4. to drag; to haul; to tow
5. to lead (e.g. one's followers)
6. to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police)
7. to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join
8. to delay; to prolong
9. to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word)
10. to quote; to cite; to reference
11. to pull the ball
12. to wear; to put on
Pitch accent
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Composed of
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
Examples (12 in total)
Don't pull my sleeve.
He pulled the rope.
Please don't pull my ears.
He pulled my shirt.
Please pull the rope.
Today I dragged my mother out for shopping.
Gravity pulls things toward the center of the earth.
He pulled with all his strength, but the rock would not move.
That young critic is in high demand in a lot of places.
The locomotive was pulling a long line of freight cars.
He caught my hand and pulled me to the second floor.
Tom grabbed Mary's arm and pulled her towards the door.