pull out

Verb
  1. Move out or away (synset 202019020)
    "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"
    is a type of: go away, go forth, leave - go away from a place
    same as: get out
    verb group: back down, back off, bow out, chicken out, pull out - remove oneself from an obligation
  2. Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover (synset 201999243)
    "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
    is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
    subtypes: unsheathe - draw from a sheath or scabbard
    same as: draw, get out, pull, take out
    verb group:
  3. Remove, usually with some force or effort;
    Also used in an abstract sense (synset 201353852)
    "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
    is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
    subtypes:
    • 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
    same as: draw out, extract, pull, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out
    verb group: draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out - bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
  4. Remove oneself from an obligation (synset 202386122)
    "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
    is a type of: retire, withdraw - lose interest
    subtypes: resile - pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.
    same as: back down, back off, bow out, chicken out
    verb group: get out, pull out - move out or away

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