And when the clamor of the public led to an investigation into these conditions, and the mayor of the city was forced to order the enforcement of the law, the packers got a judge to issue an injunction forbidding him to do it!
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Pulling. Pulling is a BBC comedy series, produced by Silver River Productions and broadcast on BBC Three, about three single female friends who live in Penge, south-east London.
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of pull): drag (the act of dragging (pulling with force)). traction ((orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing). pluck (the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord).