Meaning of pull out in English

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Verb
pull out
Definitions
1. move out or away
Examples
- « The troops pulled out after the cease-fire »
Antonyms
Derived terms
2. 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 »
Derived terms
- drawer
3. draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort
Examples
- « also used in an abstract sense »
- « pull weeds »
- « extract a bad tooth »
- « take out a splinter »
- « extract information from the telegram »
Derived terms
- extraction
- extractor
4. remove oneself from an obligation
Examples
- « He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved »

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