pull

verb/pʊl/CEFR A2

টানা

Meaning

To move something toward you.

Example sentences

Pull the rope hard.দড়িটা জোরে টানো।
The horse pulls the cart.ঘোড়াটা গাড়ি টানে।
Pull the handle towards you.হাতলটা তোমার দিকে টানো।
The dog pulled the rope hard.কুকুরটা দড়িটা জোরে টানল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: drag, tug, haul

Antonyms: push

Similar words, and what each means

drag
টেনে নেওয়া, হেঁচড়ানো
To pull something heavy along the ground.
tug
টান দেওয়া, ধরে টানা
To pull something hard, often several times.
haul
একবারে ধরা মাছের পরিমাণ
The amount of fish caught at one time.
draw
আঁকা; টানা
To make a picture with a pen or pencil, or to pull something.
force
বল
A push or pull that can change the motion or shape of an object.
strain
ছেঁকে তরল থেকে কঠিন অংশ আলাদা করা, পেশিতে টান লাগানো বা অতিরিক্ত চাপ দেওয়া
To separate solids from a liquid by pouring it through a sieve.

Other English words for “টানা”

draw
To make a picture with a pen or pencil, or to pull something.
drawer
A box-shaped part of furniture that slides in and out for storage.

Opposite words

push
ধাক্কা দেওয়া, ঠেলা
To press against something to move it away from you.
thrust
সজোরে ঠেলা, গুঁজে দেওয়া
To push something suddenly and forcefully.
shove
ধাক্কা দেওয়া, ঠেলা
To push somebody or something roughly.

Idioms using “pull”

To pull one's socks up
কোমর বেঁধে লেগে পড়া

“pull” elsewhere on EnglishBD

The broker tried to pull the wool over my eyes about the flat's real rent.
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A single advertised post on bdjobs can pull in several hundred emails, and a large share of them arrive with the subject line “Job” or “Application” or nothing at all.
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Just remember to change the possessive to match the person — pull my leg, his leg, her leg.
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Where this word is used

টানা — বাংলা অর্থ

Check yourself

“pull” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • টানা
- • ঝাঁকানো, নাড়ানো
- • বধ করা, হত্যা করা (সাহিত্যিক)
- • আনা, নিয়ে আসা
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টানা — pull (verb) — টানা. To move something toward you.
Which word is closest in meaning to “pull”?
- • sprinkle
- • exclude
- • drag
- • reserve
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drag — drag — টেনে নেওয়া, হেঁচড়ানো. To pull something heavy along the ground.

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