Dictionary entry details
• PULL OUT (verb)
Meaning:
Move out or away
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
pull out; get out
Context example:
The troops pulled out after the cease-fire
Hypernyms (to "pull out" is one way to...):
go away; go forth; leave (go away from a place)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Antonym:
pull in (move into (a station) of trains)
Meaning:
Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
pull out; get out; draw; pull; take out
Context examples:
draw a weapon / pull out a gun / The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
Hypernyms (to "pull out" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pull out"):
unsheathe (draw from a sheath or scabbard)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
extract; pull out; pull up; draw out; take out; pull
Context examples:
pull weeds / extract a bad tooth / take out a splinter / extract information from the telegram
Hypernyms (to "pull out" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pull out"):
squeeze out; wring out (extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing)
demodulate (extract information from a modulated carrier wave)
thread (remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Remove oneself from an obligation
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
bow out; chicken out; back down; back off; pull out
Context example:
He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved
Hypernyms (to "pull out" is one way to...):
retire; withdraw (lose interest)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pull out"):
resile (pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
