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 military to withdraw or escape or be withdrawn or rescued, as from a difficult situation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 of a motor vehicle, driver, etc
   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

Example Sentences

When people pull out these examples of inefficiency, mocking the seemingly silly “wastes” of government funding, what they are really showing is their ignorance.

From Slate

Members are not being asked to pull out of the scheme, the NPA said, but a reduction in opening hours and the stopping of locally commissioned services would affect it.

From BBC

“Its a very different feel if you get an email from the entries department saying we’ve had three people pull out, you’re in the field and we need you to get to Mauritius tomorrow, which is kind of where I was at.”

From BBC

During his first go-around as president, Netanyahu persuaded Trump to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, which had been signed by President Obama and five other world leaders in 2014.

From Slate

“I haven’t seen my dentist yet, but I’ll probably have to pull out a few more very soon.”

From BBC

Related Words

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