pull out Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb move out or away
   get out.
   
   • The troops pulled out after the cease-fire
2. verb bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
   take out; pull; draw; get out.
   
   • draw a weapon
   • pull out a gun
   • The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
3. verb remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
   take out; pull; pull up; draw out; extract.
   
   • pull weeds
   • extract a bad tooth
   • take out a splinter
   • extract information from the telegram
4. verb remove oneself from an obligation
   back down; back off; bow out; chicken out.
   
   • He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved

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