gravity's pull

noun

The force of gravity acting upon an object.

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Meanings

noungravity's pull (uncountable)
  1. literallyrareuncountableThe force of gravity acting upon an object.
  2. idiomaticpoeticuncountableStress or pressure of a situation acting upon a person.

    Feeling Gravitys [sic] Pull

    1985, R.E.M., “Feeling Gravitys Pull”, in Fables of the Reconstruction / Reconstruction of the Fables
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    Call it a dark night of the soul. / Ticking the clocks, gravity's pull.

    2015, Cold War Kids, “First”, in Hold My Home

Origin

From gravity + -'s + pull, literally “the pull of gravity”. Pull is a common collocation of the word gravity, especially as the phrasal verb pull down.

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APA

gravity's pull. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravity's%20pull

MLA

“gravity's pull.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravity's%20pull. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gravity's pull,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravity's%20pull.

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