to pull out
206
3.4
- phrasal verb
- /pʊl aʊt/
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- After much consideration, the athlete decided to pull out of the competition due to an injury.
- pull out of the project
- threaten to pull out
- forces pull out
All the DPS pull out, actors pull out, projects fall apart.
- All the DPS pull out, actors pull out, projects fall apart.
- And then so sorry, Andrew, the Tate has just pulled out.
- Well, why don't you just pull out or just stop?
- But either way, we pull out to this side.
- Oh, yeah, We never go play pool, but we're pulling out.
- Couple years after we pulled out ISIS, right?
Examples
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The U.S. armed forces must pull out of Taiwan and the Taiwan Straits.
Academic text (1999) -
European countries found the costs too high, and France pulled out in 1967.
Academic text (2012) -
If I have to pull out, it's an emergency.
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And you need to kind of pull out from people.
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A key investor's pulled out at the worst possible time...
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Well, why don't you just pull out or just stop?
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It was the night before we pulled out all our troops and went home.
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Well, the government pulled out of the salmon fishing project and we'd put a lot of time and energy into it.
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If you pull out of this project because psychological stress... ...has made you go blind, you'll never work again.
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Now, realistically, does anyone think the U.S. can pull out of WTO or NAFTA?
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To go away from a place, person, or group
∞
1.0
Leave a place or situation
∞
3.1
To leave out a sound or part of a word
632
3.5
Leave a person, place, or situation without taking part anymore
466
2.8
To stop taking part in a place or activity
356
2.8
Move away from someone, or stop taking part in something
214
3.0
To leave a course, competition or group before finishing
164
3.1
To leave a meeting or event suddenly to show you disagree
162
3.4
To move yourself and things backward from a place, person, or situation
125
1.0
To go out of a place or leave a situation
123
5.1
To stop doing a job, duty or action after someone tells you to
107
3.7
To stop insisting because others oppose you
87
5.5
To stop something from going on by removing support like money
86
3.5
To move away from people or a place to create space
82
5.3
To stop being part of or connected to something
79
3.2
Leave an activity or agreement you had joined
59
3.9
Stop supporting or taking part in a plan because you feel unsure
50
3.5
To choose not to take part in something
41
6.0
To take back a statement or opinion in public
30
4.1
To leave an organization and form a separate group
22
1.0
To leave a place and not return
20
4.9
To stop doing a job or role politely
16
7.0
To end a connection with a person, group, or idea
13
4.4
To move back from a place or activity to avoid danger and trouble
7
4.3
To stop giving help and approval to a person or group
3
6.7
To stop being involved with a person, group, or idea
2
3.7
To stop taking part in an agreement you already agreed to
1
4.0
To move back from a place or position, often to a safer spot
1
8.4
To officially take back a promise or plan
1
3.0
Officially stop attending a class before it ends
1
6.8
To stop being signed up for a course, program, or school
1
7.5
To stop being a member of a group or organization
To leave a place quickly, often to avoid trouble
To try to avoid doing something you promised or agreed to do
Antonyms
How Withdrawn
773
3.1
466
2.8
206
3.4
- Informal
79
3.4
101
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'to withdraw or leave' is partially derivable from 'pull' (move by force) + 'out' (away), since pulling something out implies removal or movement away. However, the extension to withdrawing from an activity or commitment is a metaphorical, non-literal use of that physical image and may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner without prior exposure.
Etymology
Pull out comes from the picture of pulling out and moving away, like a car leaving a parking space or a player leaving a match. That's why it means 'to leave or stop taking part'.