What is the meaning of the word "pull"?

Definitions:

a device used for pulling something noun
- I grabbed the pull and opened the drawer.
a sustained effort noun
- it was a long pull but we made it
cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense verb
- A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter
hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing verb
- pull the ball
move into a certain direction verb
- the car pulls to the right
operate when rowing a boat verb
- pull the oars
rein in to keep from winning a race verb
- pull a horse
special advantage or influence noun
- the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull
steer into a certain direction verb
- pull one's horse to a stand
strain abnormally verb
- I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up
strip of feathers verb
- pull a chicken
take away verb
- pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf
the force used in pulling noun
- the pull of the moon