attract
attracted; attracting; attracts
To attract is to exert a force that draws something in, like the way a magnet attracts a paper clip. You might know the phrase, "opposites attract." This means you might be drawn to a personality type that is completely unlike yours.
With attract comes the sense that the pull you feel towards someone or something is not entirely voluntary. It's quite possible to say that you are attracted to someone, but you don't really like them. Low prices can attract buyers into a store they would not normally go into, and standing on a street corner screaming loudly will probably attract quite a bit of attention, but not the good kind.
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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”
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type of:
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pull
apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
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pull
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direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
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draw in, retract
pull inward or towards a center
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curl, curl up, draw in
shape one's body into a curl
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Antonyms:
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beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse
cause to move back by force or influence
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drive
cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
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tug
pull hard
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arrest, catch, get
attract and fix
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draw in, retract
pull inward or towards a center
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bring
attract the attention of
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introvert, invaginate
fold inwards
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draw in, retract
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be attractive to
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