pull-out
Verbs
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(v) move out or away
- The troops pulled out after the cease-fire
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(v) bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- draw a weapon
- pull out a gun
- The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
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(v) remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
- pull weeds
- extract a bad tooth
- take out a splinter
- extract information from the telegram
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(v) remove oneself from an obligation
- He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved