pull_out has definitions from the field of arms
1
[ verb ] (arms) bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

Examples

"draw a weapon" "pull out a gun" "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"

Used in print

(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)

He pulled_out one of them and cocked it .

2
[ verb ] move out or away

Synonyms

get_out

Examples

"The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"

Used in print

(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)

Then we pull_out under our mortar and artillery cover , but nobody pulls_out until I say so .

Then we pull_out under our mortar and artillery cover , but nobody pulls_out until I say so .

Related terms

pull_in leave chicken_out

3
[ verb ] draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

Examples

"pull weeds" "extract a bad tooth" "take out a splinter" "extract information from the telegram"

Used in print

(David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)

He pulled_out his pistol and fired it .

4
[ verb ] remove oneself from an obligation

Examples

"He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"

Related terms

retire resile

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