引っ張る | Japanese meaning

引っ張る【ひっぱる】

Frequency rank: 1,715. – 1,716.

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb

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
to pull the ballbaseball
to wear; to put on

Forms

引っ張る【ひっぱる】Frequency rank: 1,715. – 1,716.
引っぱる【ひっぱる】Frequency rank: 28,850. – 29,089.
引張る【ひっぱる】
ひっぱるFrequency rank: 24,782. – 24,925.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to pull; to draw; to pull tight

This meaning refers to the physical act of pulling something towards oneself or applying tension to an object.

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He pulled the rope.

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She drew the bow.

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

This meaning encompasses the idea of arranging or connecting items in a linear fashion or creating tension over a distance.

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He is stringing the rope for the tent.

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That power line is run to the house.

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

This refers to the action of pulling an object, often involving direct interaction with someone or something else.

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He pulled his friend's sleeve.

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The child pulled on his mother's kimono.

to drag; to haul; to tow

This meaning emphasizes moving something heavy over a distance, often with effort.

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He dragged the car to help.

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We hauled the heavy luggage.

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

This meaning implies guiding or directing people, often seen in leadership contexts.

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He is leading the group.

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She is leading the young artists.

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

This usage focuses on the act of escorting or transporting someone, often in contexts where permission or compliance is involved.

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The police took the suspect to the station.

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He took her to the movies.

to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join

This meaning captures the idea of encouraging or persuading someone to participate in an activity or group.

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She tried to tempt her friend to join the party.

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They strongly invited members to the new team.

to delay; to prolong

This refers to extending a period of time or causing something to take longer than necessary.

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He delayed the meeting too much.

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She prolonged her reply.

to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word)

This meaning involves extending the sound of a word, often for emphasis or rhythm in speech.

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He lengthened the pronunciation of that word.

きごう「きごう」。

She elongated "yes" when she said it.

to quote; to cite; to reference

This refers to the act of mentioning or referring to someone else's work or ideas.

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He quoted information from his book.

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She referenced that study.

to pull the ball

This refers to the action in sports, particularly when controlling the movement of a ball.

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He pulled the ball closer to the goal.

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The pitcher pulled the ball.

to wear; to put on

This meaning relates to the action of dressing or putting on clothing items.

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He put on the new jacket.

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She wore the coat.

Generated collocations (experimental)

きごう(きごう)to pull; to draw; to pull tightto pull with strengthto pull a ropepulling forceto pull someone (towards oneself)the role of leadingpopular or in demand (someone always being pulled in many directions)to prolong (something)to lengthen the pronunciation of a voiceto pull or gather informationto lead or draw people ina pull doorto continue to pullto evoke or draw out emotionsto pull too much or too hardto lead to a certain place or thing

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

Wiktionary

Example sentences

21 results

1. きごう「きごう？きごう？きごう」きごう「、・・・きごう」

"What is this? An offering?" "That's right. Put it in this offertory box ... and pull this rope."