gravity's pull

English

Etymology

From gravity +‎ -'s +‎ pull, literally “the pull of gravity”. Pull is a common collocation of the word gravity, especially as the phrasal verb pull down.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gravity's pull (singular only)

1. (literally, rare) The force of gravity acting upon an object.
2. (idiomatic, chiefly poetic) Stress or pressure of a situation acting upon a person.
   • 1985, R.E.M., “Feeling Gravitys Pull”, in Fables of the Reconstruction / Reconstruction of the Fables:

     Feeling Gravitys [sic] Pull

   • 2015, Cold War Kids, “First”, in Hold My Home:

     Call it a dark night of the soul. / Ticking the clocks, gravity's pull.