pull out

British  

verb

1. (tr) to extract

2. (intr) to depart

   the train pulled out of the station

3. military to withdraw or escape or be withdrawn or rescued, as from a difficult situation

4. (intr)

   1. to draw away from the side of the road

   2. to draw out from behind another vehicle to overtake

5. (intr) to abandon a position or situation, esp a dangerous or embarrassing one

6. (foll by of) to level out or cause to level out (from a dive)

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noun

1. an extra leaf of a book that folds out

2. a removable section of a magazine, etc

3. a flight manoeuvre during which an aircraft levels out after a dive

4. a withdrawal from a position or situation, esp a dangerous or embarrassing one

pull out Idioms  

1. Leave, depart, as in The bus pulled out at noon . [Mid-1800s]

2. Withdraw from an undertaking, as in After the crash many investors pulled out of the market . [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Finally I pulled out my sleeping bag and made a camp of sorts and heated some tea and dozed and drank tea and thought of how it is to be stupid.

From Literature

"It took them 10 hours to cancel the tournament. If the tournament had continued, I would have pulled out."

From BBC

Taylor built a company of “crazies,” as he called his staff, and pulled out the stops to keep them loyal.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Caf should start looking for possible countries that will actually come up to take the spot if Morocco were to pull out."

From BBC

Should the team pull out, it would be unprecedented in the modern history of the World Cup.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• abandon
• depart
• evacuate
• exit
• get off
• leave
• retire
• retreat
• stop
• take off
• withdraw