pull out

1. 1.

   move out or away

   “The troops pulled out after the cease-fire”

   Synonymsget out

   Antonymspull in

   Broaderleave
2. 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”

   Synonymsdrawpullget outtake out

   Broaderremove

   Narrowerunsheathe
3. 3.

   remove, 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”

   Synonymsextractpullpull uptake outdraw outrip outtear out

   Broaderremove

   Narrowerwring outdemodulatethread
4. 4.

   remove oneself from an obligation

   “He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved”

   Synonymschicken outback offback downbow out

   Broaderretire

   Narrowerresile

Questions about pull out

What does pull out mean?

pull out means "move out or away". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for pull out?

Close synonyms include get out, draw, pull, get out, take out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of pull out?

The recorded antonyms are pull in.

Is pull out a common word?

pull out is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.