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 Surface waves (of which there are two-the Love and Rayleigh  waves) are the most destructive seismic waves as they have the  largest amplitude.    Surface waves â¦ cause the most damage as they have the largest  amplitude of all the seismic waves.    S Wave.