What is the meaning of pull out?

verb

  • Move out or away.
    • usage: "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"
  • Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover.
    • usage: "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
  • Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense.
    • usage: "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
  • Remove oneself from an obligation.
    • usage: "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
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APAWordNet. (2010). pull out. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/pull_out/definitions/1304630
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