attract
1. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (Freq. 23)
- Her good looks attract the stares of many men
- The ad pulled in many potential customers
- This pianist pulls huge crowds
- The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers
• Syn:
pull, pull in, draw, draw in
• Ant:
repel
• Derivationally related forms:
pull (for: pull), attractive, attraction
• Hypernyms:
pull, draw, force
• Hyponyms:
tug, catch, arrest, get, draw in,
retract, bring
• Verb Group:
draw in, retract, curl up, curl
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. be attractive to (Freq. 4)
- The idea of a vacation appeals to me
- The beautiful garden attracted many people
• Syn:
appeal
• Ant:
repel
• Derivationally related forms:
appeal (for: appeal), attractive, attraction, attractor
• Hyponyms:
capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm,
enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch,
entrance, enchant, beckon
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
3. exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away
- the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies
• Derivationally related forms:
attractive, attractable, attraction
• Hypernyms:
pull
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
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