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PULL OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
Example:
extract information from the telegram
Synonyms:
draw out; extract; pull; pull out; pull up; rip out; take out; tear out
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "pull out" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Verb group:
draw; get out; pull; pull out; take out (bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pull out"):
squeeze out; wring out (extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing)
demodulate (extract information from a modulated carrier wave)
thread (remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 2
Meaning:
Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
Example:
The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
Synonyms:
draw; get out; pull; pull out; take out
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "pull out" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Verb group:
pull (take away)
draw out; extract; pull; pull out; pull up; rip out; take out; tear out (remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense)
draw; take out (take liquid out of a container or well)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pull out"):
unsheathe (draw from a sheath or scabbard)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 3
Meaning:
Move out or away
Example:
The troops pulled out after the cease-fire
Synonyms:
get out; pull out
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "pull out" is one way to...):
go away; go forth; leave (go away from a place)
Verb group:
back down; back off; bow out; chicken out; pull out (remove oneself from an obligation)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Antonym:
pull in (of trains; move into (a station))
Derivation:
pullout (to break off a military action with an enemy)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Remove oneself from an obligation
Example:
He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved
Synonyms:
back down; back off; bow out; chicken out; pull out
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "pull out" is one way to...):
retire; withdraw (lose interest)
Verb group:
get out; pull out (move out or away)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pull out"):
resile (pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
