pull vs excision

pull and excision both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pull	Yes	No	Yes	No
excision	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, excision is a hyponym of pull; that is, excision is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pull:

pull: the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
excision: the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

Other hyponyms of pull include drag, draw, haul, haulage, jerk, tug, draft, draught, drawing, deracination, extirpation, pluck, traction.

pull (noun)	excision (noun)
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you	surgical removal of a body part or tissue
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)	the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
a sustained effort	the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
a device used for pulling something	the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
special advantage or influence
the force used in pulling
a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

pull (verb)	excision (verb)
strain abnormally
take away
take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
cause to move by pulling
tear or be torn violently
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
strip of feathers
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
steer into a certain direction
move into a certain direction
operate when rowing a boat
bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
rein in to keep from winning a race
cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation