pull out

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 military to withdraw or escape or be withdrawn or rescued, as from a difficult situation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

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

Idioms and Phrases

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

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

Example Sentences

Perpetual pulled out of the sale in February 2025 and said it would hold on to its corporate trust unit.

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"Maybe he did the right move because he really upset me and that's why I was able to pull out something else because I was so stressed."

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When U.S. troops and civilians were pulled out of Afghanistan in a fraught and fatal departure in 2021, it was Cheney’s daughter who spoke up.

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They took him back to his apartment for his wallet, and an officer pulled out Lewis’ state ID.

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"He's pulled out some incredible saves to preserve points in key relegation games and his Premier League experience has been vital."

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Related Words

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