pull out
Britishverb
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(tr) to extract
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(intr) to depart
the train pulled out of the station
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military to withdraw or escape or be withdrawn or rescued, as from a difficult situation
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(intr)
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to draw away from the side of the road
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to draw out from behind another vehicle to overtake
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(intr) to abandon a position or situation, esp a dangerous or embarrassing one
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(foll by of) to level out or cause to level out (from a dive)
noun
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an extra leaf of a book that folds out
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a removable section of a magazine, etc
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a flight manoeuvre during which an aircraft levels out after a dive
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a withdrawal from a position or situation, esp a dangerous or embarrassing one
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Leave, depart, as in The bus pulled out at noon . [Mid-1800s]
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Withdraw from an undertaking, as in After the crash many investors pulled out of the market . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
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When my co-workers ask how my weekend was, I always try to pull out one novel thing I did.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Speakers were concerned with just one issue: What would happen should Paramount pull out?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Army personnel lowered themselves from the helicopter and clambered up a muddy slope to pull out people covered in mud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Promoter Eddie Hearn said "no-one can pull out" of the proposed fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
I pull out a napkin from my own lunch bag and carefully lay the bao in the center of it, making a neat bundle.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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