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pull out

/ pull out /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
move out or away
"The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"
Opposites:
pull in get in move in draw in
Type of:
leave go forth go away
Derived:
disengagement fallback pullout
Verb group:
chicken out back off back down bow out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
"pull weeds"
"extract a bad tooth"
"take out a splinter"
"extract information from the telegram"
Type of:
remove take take away
Kinds of:
wring out squeeze out demodulate thread
Derived:
extraction extractor
Verb group:
draw pull get out take out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
"draw a weapon"
"pull out a gun"
"The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
Type of:
remove take take away
Kinds of:
unsheathe
Derived:
drawer
Verb group:
draw take out extract pull pull up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
remove oneself from an obligation
"He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
Type of:
retire withdraw
Kinds of:
resile
Verb group:
get out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
62%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
41
Times Searched
4
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leave go forth go away pull in get in move in draw in remove take take away wring out squeeze out