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pull (pdbobrl)
1. to strain a muscle.
2. the injury sustained in a muscle strain.

pull
to remove a sick animal from a pen in a feedlot for treatment. See also daily pull and dead records.

pull rate
a daily percentage of the cattle in a feedlot which are pulled out of the feeding pens and relegated to the hospital yards or sent for emergency slaughter.

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Q. Pulling pain in anus. Dear friends, I am 32. I feel a Pulling pain in anus sometimes while i finish passing stool and some times when i sit for long time. No bleeding so far. Is it a symptoms of piles? If so what can be done to cure it without going to doctor or operation. Please help me. This pain makes me to feel that i am very old.

A. horsechestnut is supposed to help...here is some info about it:
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/horsechestnut/index.htm#uses

but i wouldn't get my hopes high.

Q. What would you do if a friend showed up to your house and pulled out a quarter pound of cocaine? True story: What would you do if a friend showed up to your house and pulled out a quarter pound of cocaine, and a bunch of other narcotics all bagged up individually, and then asked if you wanted the first go at them?

A. First of all, I'd probably go ‘Hey, what do you think you are DOING with all that! And why the hell are you at my house with this load of rubbish?? But then I'd probably calm down a bit, and we'd go round to the police station, just round the corner from my place and hand it in. I have a lot more conscience now than I used to and there is no way I am going to encourage a situation like this!

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2% as exports falter * Rising commodity prices leads market higher Asian Equities Mixed, Hang Seng Pulls Back From Seven-Month High The equities market in the Asia/Pacific region were mixed on Wednesday, with the Hang Seng pulling back from a seven-month high, while the Nikkei and ASX ticked higher, led by rising commodity prices.
CAPTION(S): TUES KERRY PULLS BACK HER LONG CARDI TO SHOW OFF HER NEW FLAT STOMACH; 34GG Kerry's bra size before her recent op reduced her to a 34DD; NOW KERRY'S TUM BULGES OUT FROM PINK CLOSE-FITTING TRACKSUIT Picture: SOLARPIX.
amp;bull; Euro pulls back sharply and could be looking for bearish reversal • Dollar/Yen eyes retest of recent trend lows by 95.
 
 
 
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