Dial and Pull

Dial

Dial noun - The circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments.

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Pull and dial are semantically related in handle topic. In some cases you can use "Pull" instead a noun "Dial".

Nearby Words: dialed, dialled, dialing, dialling, dialler

Pull noun - The act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force.

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Dial and pull are semantically related in handle topic. Sometimes you can use "Dial" instead a noun "Pull".

Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller

hand	dial hand	pull hand
time	dial time	pull time

Oh, and the only combos it will pull off by anything except accident are the aforementioned dial-A ones.

Source: Artificial Stupidity / Fighting Games
In the Star Wars Legends novels, most notably the X-Wing Series, fighter pilots often "dial down" their ships' inertial dampening fields in order to better feel the weight and pull of their machines.

Source: Inertial Dampening
Also, in several episodes they managed to pull off tricks with their "hacked" Stargate controller which would have been impossible with a stock Dial Home Device, because the DHD locked out dangerous/risky/unstable Stargate operating modes that nonetheless proved worth a gamble in desperate times.

Source: Schizo Tech / Live-Action TV

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