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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. move out or away;
- Example: "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"
[syn: pull out, get out]

2. bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover;
- Example: "draw a weapon"
- Example: "pull out a gun"
- Example: "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
[syn: draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out]

3. remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense;
- Example: "pull weeds"
- Example: "extract a bad tooth"
- Example: "take out a splinter"
- Example: "extract information from the telegram"
[syn: extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out]

4. remove oneself from an obligation;
- Example: "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
[syn: chicken out, back off, pull out, back down, bow out]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pull out
    v 1: move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-
         fire" [syn: pull out, get out] [ant: draw in, get
         in, move in, pull in]
    2: 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" [syn: draw, pull, pull out, get
       out, take out]
    3: 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"
       [syn: extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out,
       draw out]
    4: remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he
       heard how much work was involved" [syn: chicken out, back
       off, pull out, back down, bow out]