Source : WordNet®
pull out
v 1: move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the
cease-fire" [syn: {get out}] [ant: {pull in}]
2: bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a
cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger
pulled a knife on his victim" [syn: {draw}, {pull}, {get
out}, {take out}]
3: draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also
used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad
tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from
the telegram" [syn: {extract}, {pull}, {pull up}, {take
out}, {draw out}]
4: remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he
heard how much work was involved" [syn: {chicken out}, {back
off}, {back down}, {bow out}]