Definition of Pull out

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


3. draw or pull out, 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, 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 , back down, bow out]

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be totally incompetent

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Verb
1. move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"
(synonym) get out
(antonym) pull in, get in, move in, draw in
(hypernym) leave, go forth, go away
(verb-group) chicken out, back off, back down, bow out
(derivation) disengagement, fallback, pullout
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"
(synonym) draw, pull, get out, take out
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) unsheathe
(verb-group) draw, take out
3. draw or pull out, 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"
(synonym) extract, pull, pull up, take out, draw out
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) wring out, squeeze out
(verb-group) draw, pull, get out, take out
4. remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
(synonym) chicken out, back off, back down, bow out
(hypernym) retire, withdraw
(hyponym) resile
(verb-group) get out

(See come out of the hole.)

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