pull (s.) Copy link Outline 1. tractus, ūs2. nīsus, ūs (any effort; as in Quint. 8, 4, 9, ad summum non pervenit nisu sed impetu) • pull (s.): The act of pulling: 1. tractus, ūs: a steady p., modicus t., Plin. 9, 46, 70 (tractatus, Sillig). 2. nīsus, ūs (any effort; as in Quint. 8, 4, 9, ad summum non pervenit nisu sed impetu): v. effort, exertion.