Absorb
Absorb verb - To take in (something liquid) through small openings.
Pull
Pull verb - To cause to follow by applying steady force on.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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A partial aversion in Dissidia: Final Fantasy: most wind-based attacks (Garland's Cyclone, Terra's Tornado, Vaan's Windburst, etc) only hurt the opponent if they touch the funnel cloud in the center, but the attacks will absorb and pull them into the cloud if they're too close.
Source: Do Not Touch the Funnel Cloud -
Phlebotinum Overload: The monster plants manages to pull Athena into its main body and rapes her to absorb her ecstasy.
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First Sprout attempted to absorb it and then killed himself, then the heroes fought it, then Walnut uses up his life force to pull himself and Sulphur into a portal into the abyss between worlds.
Source: Video Game / Phantom Brave
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