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noun
A withdrawal, especially of armed forces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The change of the flight of an aircraft from a dive to level or climbing flight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
An object, such as a newspaper supplement, that can be pulled out from something else.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Synonym of liftout (“quotation given special visual treatment”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: media, publishing, typography
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Synonyms: liftout
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An area by the side of a road where vehicles may temporarily stop in safety. Typical pullouts allow drivers and passengers to safely exit the vehicle but rarely have additional amenities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: turnout
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The ending of a period of surfing by navigating the surfboard into or over the back of a wave.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing
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noun
The coitus interruptus method of birth control.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
to break off a military action with an enemy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: disengagement, fallback
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: retreat
History
Deverbal from pull out.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
