pull out
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(verb) move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire" |
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Synonyms: get out |
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Related Words: go away, go forth, leave |
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Antonyms: pull in |
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(verb) draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; also used in an abstract sense: "extract information from the telegram" |
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Synonyms: draw out, extract, take out |
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Related Words: demodulate, remove, squeeze out, take, take away, wring out |
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(verb) bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon" |
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Synonyms: draw, get out, pull, take out |
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Related Words: remove, take, take away, unsheathe |
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(verb) remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved" |
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Synonyms: back down, back off, bow out, chicken out |
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Related Words: retire, withdraw |
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