Buck
Buck verb - To move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion.
Usage example: the car bucked and stalled
Pull
Pull verb - To cause to follow by applying steady force on.
Both words in one sentence
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As Buck and his fellow prison escapee Jen Burton are trekking across a desert, Jen is attacked by an underground monster that uses a tentacle to pull her into its clutches.
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The various models of Terminator can pull this off even when buck naked.
Source: Menacing Stroll - Schein gets the drop on Buck and holds him at gunpoint, he tries to pull this on Romeo.
Source: Literature / Halo: New Blood
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