Adrenal gland failure (medical condition): Adrenal insufficiency is a failure by the adrenal gland to output enough hormones. Severe or chronic ...more. Adrenal gland failure: See also: Adrenal insufficiency:
Definition of pull. 1a : the act or an instance of pullingb (1) : a draft of liquid (2) : an inhalation of smokec : the effort expended in moving a long pull uphilld : force required to overcome resistance to pulling a trigger with a four pound pull. 2a : advantageb : special influence.
Word Origin & History. pull O.E. pullian to pluck or draw out, of unknown origin, perhaps related to Low Ger. pulen remove the shell or husk.. Original sense preserved in pull teeth, pull weeds, etc., by late 16c. it had replaced draw as the main word for this activity. The noun meaning personal or private influence is 1889 in Amer.Eng.