Difference between Attract and Pull

What is the difference between Attract and Pull?

Attract as a verb is to pull toward without touching while Pull as a verb is to apply a force to (an object) such that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

Attract

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To pull toward without touching To arouse interest To make someone feel sexually excited

Example sentence: Employees are a company's greatest asset - they're your competitive advantage. You want to attract and retain the best; provide them with encouragement, stimulus, and make them feel that they are an integral part of the company's mission.

Pull

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To apply a force to (an object) such that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.to remove (something), especially from public circulation or availabilityto do or performTo retrieve or generate for use.To apply a force such that an object comes toward the person or thing applying the force.To succeed in finding a person with whom to have sex or to make out with somebody which is not in a relationship with you, eg "I pulled tonight!" - meaning the person made out.Initiate combat with an enemy character in an online game.To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An act of pulling (applying force).An attractive force which causes motion towards the sourceAny device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope.influence, especially as a means of gaining advantageAppeal or attraction or (as of a movie star)The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology.

Example sentence: The real enemies of our life are the 'oughts' and the 'ifs.' They pull us backward into the unalterable past and forward into the unpredictable future. But real life takes place in the here and now.

We hope you now know whether to use Attract or Pull in your sentence.

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