| Subject | English | German |
| tech. | chain pull | Kettenzug |
| mech.eng. | pull chain | Kuppelkette |
| mech.eng. | pull chain | Zugkette |
| inf. | pull chain | jdn. aufziehen ugs. : necken |
| inf. | pull the chain | die Spülung ziehen |
| construct. | pull-chain operator | Zugkettenöffner (Luftfenster) |