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Which words have the root that means pull.

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Some words that have the root that means "pull" include:

Tractor: a vehicle used to pull heavy loads or equipment

Attract: to pull toward oneself or to draw attention to oneself

Extract: to pull out or remove something

Retract: to pull back or withdraw

Abduct: to pull away or take away by force

Traction: the action of pulling or holding something in place

Subtract: to pull away or take away a part of a whole

Contraction: the act of pulling together or becoming smaller

Eject: to pull out or throw out forcefully

Detract: to pull away or take away from the value or reputation of something.

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