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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I need to pull the splinter out of my hand.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, figuratively, intransitive
Examples
- The troops pulled out of the conflict.
- The mayor pulled out of the race for Senate after numerous opinion polls had him polling at less than 10 percent.
- The racehorse pulled out of the Stakes with a hurt foot.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To transition from a dive to level or climbing flight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Examples
- After releasing its bomb, the plane pulled out of its dive.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, literally
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To remove something from a container.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, transitive
Examples
- He pulled his gun out before she had a chance to scream.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: whip out, draw
Antonyms: none provided
To maneuver a vehicle from the side of a road onto the lane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
Examples
- When joining a road, you should check for traffic before pulling out.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To draw out or lengthen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To draw out by dragging or tugging.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To succeed despite long odds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, transitive
Examples
- Nobody thought they'd win, but the football team pulled out a victory.
- They were behind by 29 points in the third quarter, but they pulled it out at the buzzer.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- pull weeds
- extract a bad tooth
- take out a splinter
- extract information from the telegram
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: extract, pull, pull up, take out, draw out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw
Narrower terms: wring out, squeeze out, demodulate, thread
bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- draw a weapon
- pull out a gun
- The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: draw, pull, get out, take out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw
Narrower terms: unsheathe
move out or away
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The troops pulled out after the cease-fire
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: get out
Antonyms: pull in
Broader terms: leave, go forth, go away
remove oneself from an obligation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chicken out, back off, back down, bow out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: retire, withdraw
Narrower terms: resile
Inherited from Middle English pullen oute.
Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
geri çəkilmək
— to withdraw
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Bulgarian:
изваждам
(izvaždam)
— to withdraw
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Catalan:
retirar
— to withdraw
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Finnish:
vetäytyä
— to withdraw
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French:
se retirer
— to withdraw
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Korean:
회수(回收)하다
(hoesuhada)
— to withdraw
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Lushootseed:
ʔuq̓wu
— to withdraw
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Portuguese:
retirar
— to withdraw
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Portuguese:
retirar-se
— to withdraw
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Russian:
выходи́ть
(vyxodítʹ)
— to withdraw
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Russian:
вы́йти
(výjti)
— to withdraw
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Russian:
отступа́ть
(otstupátʹ)
— to withdraw
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Spanish:
retirarse
— to withdraw
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Walloon:
si rsaetchî
— to withdraw
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Arabic:
عَزَلَ
(ʕazala)
— to use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control
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Bulgarian:
изваждам
(izvaždam)
— to use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control
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Catalan:
marxa enrere
— to use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control
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Dutch:
zich terugtrekken
— to use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control
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French:
se retirer
— to use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control
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Italian:
tirarlo fuori
— to use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control
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Portuguese:
tirar
— to use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control
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Russian:
вынимать
(vynimatʹ)
— to use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control
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Russian:
вынуть
(vynutʹ)
— to use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control
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Spanish:
marcha atrás
— to use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control
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Azerbaijani:
çıxarmaq
— to remove something from a container
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Bulgarian:
изваждам
(izvaždam)
— to remove something from a container
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Catalan:
treure
— to remove something from a container
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Catalan:
extreure
— to remove something from a container
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French:
sortir
— to remove something from a container
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Galician:
sacar
— to remove something from a container
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German:
herausziehen
— to remove something from a container
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Kambera:
butuh
— to remove something from a container
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Māori:
kōwhiti
— to remove something from a container
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Portuguese:
puxar
— to remove something from a container
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Portuguese:
tirar
— to remove something from a container
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Russian:
вынима́ть
(vynimátʹ)
— to remove something from a container
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Russian:
вы́нуть
(výnutʹ)
— to remove something from a container
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Russian:
выта́скивать
(vytáskivatʹ)
— to remove something from a container
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Russian:
вы́тащить
(výtaščitʹ)
— to remove something from a container
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Spanish:
sacar
— to remove something from a container
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Bulgarian:
потеглям
(potegljam)
— to maneuver a vehicle from the side of a road onto the lane
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Dutch:
optrekken
— to maneuver a vehicle from the side of a road onto the lane
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French:
s'engager
— to maneuver a vehicle from the side of a road onto the lane
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French:
déboucher
— to maneuver a vehicle from the side of a road onto the lane
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Portuguese:
sair
— to maneuver a vehicle from the side of a road onto the lane