gently, hard
He got hold of the rope and pulled hard.

quickly, slowly
apart, off, on, out, over
She pulled off her boots.
He pulled his sweater on.

along, away, back
She took his arm and pulled him along.
The dog snapped at her and she pulled back her hand.

try to
He tried to pull away.

manage to

at
He pulled at her coat sleeve.

on
She pulled on the lever.

towards/toward
She pulled him gently towards/toward her.

pull (yourself) free
John finally managed to pull himself free.

pull yourself to your feet

Pull is used with these nouns as the subject:
gravity, hand, horse

Pull is used with these nouns as the object:
ad, barge, beard, car, caravan, carriage, cart, chain, cloak, comb, cord, crowd, curtain, drape, duty, duvet, face, file, gun, handle, knee, knife, lever, ligament, manoeuvre, move, muscle, noose, pint, pistol, plough, plug, punch, rope, sack, scarf, shade, shawl, sled, sledge, stunt, suitcase, switch, tendon, thread, trailer, trick, trigger, truck, U-turn, viewer, wagon, zip