引(ひ)っ張(ぱ)る

綱引(つなひ)きをしている彼(かれ)らは綱(つな)を引(ひ)っ張(ぱ)っています。

They who are doing tug of war are pulling the rope. {to pull, to draw, to pull tight, to string (lines), to run (cable), to stretch, to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve), to drag, to haul, to tow, to lead (e.g. one's followers), to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police), to tempt into joining, to strongly invite to join, to delay, to prolong, to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word), to quote, to cite, to reference, to pull the ball, to wear, to put on}

電話(でんわ)線(せん)を引(ひ)っ張(ぱ)ってもらう工事(こうじ)をしてもらいました。

I had someone do the work of running the telephone line. {to pull, to draw, to pull tight, to string (lines), to run (cable), to stretch, to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve), to drag, to haul, to tow, to lead (e.g. one's followers), to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police), to tempt into joining, to strongly invite to join, to delay, to prolong, to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word), to quote, to cite, to reference, to pull the ball, to wear, to put on}

重(おも)い車両(しゃりょう)を引(ひ)っ張(ぱ)るには相当(そうとう)なエネルギーが必要(ひつよう)である。

Pulling a heavy vehicle requires considerable energy. {to pull, to draw, to pull tight, to string (lines), to run (cable), to stretch, to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve), to drag, to haul, to tow, to lead (e.g. one's followers), to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police), to tempt into joining, to strongly invite to join, to delay, to prolong, to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word), to quote, to cite, to reference, to pull the ball, to wear, to put on}

リーダーには仲間(なかま)を良(よ)い方向(ほうこう)へと引(ひ)っ張(ぱ)っていく役目(やくめ)があります。

A leader has the role to lead their comrades in a good direction. {to pull, to draw, to pull tight, to string (lines), to run (cable), to stretch, to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve), to drag, to haul, to tow, to lead (e.g. one's followers), to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police), to tempt into joining, to strongly invite to join, to delay, to prolong, to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word), to quote, to cite, to reference, to pull the ball, to wear, to put on}

警察(けいさつ)に引(ひ)っ張(ぱ)られているあの男(おとこ)は、一体(いったい)何(なに)をしでかしたのでしょうか？

What on earth did that man being taken by the police do? {to pull, to draw, to pull tight, to string (lines), to run (cable), to stretch, to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve), to drag, to haul, to tow, to lead (e.g. one's followers), to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police), to tempt into joining, to strongly invite to join, to delay, to prolong, to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word), to quote, to cite, to reference, to pull the ball, to wear, to put on}