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English verb: pull out | |||
| 1. | pull out (motion) move out or away | ||
| Samples | The troops pulled out after the cease-fire. | ||
| Synonyms | get out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go away, go forth, leave | ||
| Verb group | back down, back off, bow out, chicken out, pull out | ||
| Antonyms | move in, pull in, get in, draw in | ||
| 2. | pull out (motion) bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover | ||
| Samples | Draw a weapon. Pull out a gun. The mugger pulled a knife on his victim. | ||
| Synonyms | draw, get out, pull, take out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | unsheathe | ||
| Verb group | draw, draw out, extract, pull, pull, pull out, pull up, take out, take out | ||
| 3. | pull out (contact) remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense | ||
| Samples | Pull weeds. Extract a bad tooth. Take out a splinter. Extract information from the telegram. | ||
| Synonyms | draw out, extract, pull, pull up, take out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | demodulate, squeeze out, thread, wring out | ||
| Verb group | draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out | ||
| 4. | pull out (social) remove oneself from an obligation | ||
| Samples | He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved. | ||
| Synonyms | back down, back off, bow out, chicken out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | retire, withdraw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | resile | ||
| Verb group | get out, pull out | ||
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