verb (used with object) 1. to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill. 2. to draw or tug at with force. 3. to rend or tear: to pull a cloth to pieces.
The Love and Rayleigh waves (collectively known as surface waves) are the slowest moving but most damaging of the seismic waves.
The seismic waves that cause the majority of damage in earthquakes are the surface waves of which there are two types. Rayleigh waves.Love waves. Surface waves have high amp â¦ litudes (which in turn means they have a large amount of energy). These high amplitude surface waves cause surface deformations.