Bring and Pull

Bring

Bring verb - Attract the attention of.

Usage example: The noise and the screaming brought the curious

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Pull and bring are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pull" instead a verb "Bring".

Nearby Word: bringing

Pull verb - To cause to follow by applying steady force on.

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Bring and pull are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bring" instead a verb "Pull".

Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller

power	bring power	pull power
people	bring people	pull people
time	bring time	pull time
head	bring head	pull head
Other words: knife, items, gun, objects, weapons, guns.

The worst of it is, Harry can't bring himself to do anything about him, because he tends to pull Harry's fat out of the fire.

Source: From Nobody To Nightmare / Literature
Instead, in the Rabbit Ears' version, there was a man who had incredible strength and used that strength to pull the land apart and bring in an army of penguins.

Source: Literature / The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
The whole plot of Decks Fall Everyone Dies is to pull off a plan that's so crazy it might work to bring card games back.

Source: Crazy Enough to Work

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