noun
- A method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation.
- synonyms: coitus interruptus, withdrawal method, withdrawal, onanism
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"
- synonyms: chicken out, back off, pull out, back down, bow out
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