Pull and Tendency

Pull

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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Tendency and pull are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tendency" instead a noun "Pull".

Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller

Tendency noun - An established pattern of behavior.

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Pull and tendency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pull" instead a noun "Tendency".

low	low pull	low tendency
long	long pull	long tendency
complete	complete pull	complete tendency
annoying	annoying pull	annoying tendency
Other adjectives: heavy, strong, definite, real, constant, massive, serious, little, slight, bad, infamous, frequent, overwhelming, occasional, recurring.

It's even explicitly referred to as hammerspace, for the tendency of unpracticed users to pull hammers out of it instead of whatever they put in.

Source: Fan Fic / Top Dog
Scary Black Man: Clyde tries to be one of these, but he really can't pull it off, especially given his tendency to Poke the Poodle.

Source: Comic Strip / Candorville
In Five Nights at Freddy's, the Phone Guard has a tendency to pull this whenever he gets dangerously close to implying your predecessors are dead;

Source: Released to Elsewhere

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