potegnuti

1. to pull; to tug
   Dete me je potegnulo za rukav. — The child tugged at my sleeve.
   Potegni jače, vrata su zaglavljena. — Pull harder, the door's stuck.
2. (of a weapon) to draw; to pull out
   Napadač je potegao nož na prodavca. — The attacker pulled a knife on the shop assistant.
3. colloq. (of a drink) to take a swig; to gulp
   Potegao je dobar gutljaj rakije iz flaše. — He took a good swig of rakija from the bottle.
4. (of an issue) to raise; to bring up
   Na sastanku je potegao pitanje plata. — At the meeting he brought up the issue of salaries.
5. colloq. (of a journey) to make the trip; to come all the way
   Potegli su čak iz Niša da nas vide. — They came all the way from Niš to see us.
6. colloq. (of work) to put in extra effort; to work hard
   Ako svi malo potegnemo, završićemo posao danas. — If we all put in a bit of extra effort, we'll finish the job today.

You pull someone by something with «za» + acc.: potegnuti nekoga za kosu, za rukav.