Contract and Pull

Contract

Contract verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).

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

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

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

Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller

full	full contract	full pull
proper	proper contract	proper pull
single	single contract	single pull
massive	massive contract	massive pull
Other adjectives: big, huge, bad, major, giant.

kind	contract kind	pull kind
turn	contract turn	pull turn

As you try to go to sleep at night, the entire ship is groaning and creaking and making weird sounds as the many metal parts contract and pull against each other.

Source: It's Probably Nothing
Instead, they will rather hate and denounce you for letting yourselves receive a declaration of war and even pull out of the defence contract entirely.

Source: Video Game / Anno 1404
The flagrant disobedience caused Spike to pull any further contract renewal negotiations.

Source: Screwed by the Network

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Pull and Contract. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contract/pull

Contract & Pull. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contract/pull>.

Pull or Contract. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contract/pull.

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