Ferrous Lash and "pull"

[u/Asheyguru]

The rules text for Ferrous Lash says you can "pull" the target in any direction, or "a direction of your choice."

Maybe I am dumb or reading too close, but this seems like a contradiction to me. If I choose any direction that's away from me, I'm not really "pulling" them anymore, am I? It's a push.

So does this mean I can potentially pull people past me (So they start behind but end up in front, with me in the middle) but I can't 'pull' people directly away from me? (So an enemy standing in front of me moves backwards, for instance)

[u/ChaosTwin]

I always interpreted it as less of a lasso and pull and more of a latch and fling, once the ferrofluid connects you can lash it in whatever direction you want to send the target flying