Kanji 牽

to pull;to tug;to lead (e.g. a horse); to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.);to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand);to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.);to pull in; to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.); to draw (a line, plan, etc.); to catch (a cold); to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument); to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.);to consult;to check; to haul;to pull (vehicles); to subtract;to deduct; to recede;to ebb;to fade; to be descend from;to inherit (a characteristic); to quote;to cite;to raise (as evidence); to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.);to install (e.g. a telephone);to supply (e.g. water); to hold (e.g. a note); to apply (e.g. lipstick);to oil (e.g. a pan);to wax (e.g. a floor); to move back;to draw back;to recede; to lessen;to subside;to ebb; to resign;to retire;to quit

traction;towing;hauling;pulling;drawing; driving (e.g. economic growth)

tractor;towing vehicle; driving force;leading role

pulling power

distortion of facts

farfetched (argument, opinion);forced (sense, view);strained (interpretation);distorted

check;keeping in check;restraint;curbing;reining in;discouraging (from doing); containment (of enemy forces);diversionary action;feint operation; pickoff throw;holding a runner on base

pickoff attempt;throw to check a runner

restraint;being exclusively absorbed in something

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