pull by

pull (someone or something) by (something)

To tug, yank, drag, or haul someone or something by grasping onto some particular part of them or it. He pulled me by the ear over to the side of the room and started shouting at me. Make sure you pull the crate by the handles.
See also: by, pull
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pull someone or something by something

to grasp someone or something by something and tug or haul. I pulled him by the hand, trying to get him to follow me. Timmy pulled the toy duck by its string and it quacked as it waddled along.
See also: by, pull
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • pull (someone or something) by (something)
  • pull to
  • pull (someone or something) under
  • pull under
  • pull toward oneself
  • pull (someone or something) toward (someone, something, or oneself)
  • haul (something) to (some place)
  • pull around to
  • pull around to (something or some place)
  • haul to some place
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Or, make your own zipper pull by screwing a small cup hook into a dowel.