Meaning

9 senses
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, out.

    I need to pull the splinter out of my hand.

    bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

  2. (also, figuratively, intransitive)To withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat.

    The troops pulled out of the conflict.

    The mayor pulled out of the race for Senate after numerous opinion polls had him polling at less than 10 percent.

    выходи́тьvyxodítʹ, вы́йтиvýjti, отступа́тьotstupátʹ

  3. (intransitive)To transition from a dive to level or climbing flight.

    After releasing its bomb, the plane pulled out of its dive.

  4. (intransitive, literally)To use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control.

    выниматьvynimatʹ, вынутьvynutʹ

  5. (idiomatic, transitive)To remove something from a container.

    He pulled his gun out before she had a chance to scream.

    herausziehen

    вынима́тьvynimátʹ, вы́нутьvýnutʹ, выта́скиватьvytáskivatʹ

    remove oneself from an obligation

  6. (idiomatic, intransitive)To maneuver a vehicle from the side of a road onto the lane.

    When joining a road, you should check for traffic before pulling out.

  7. (transitive)To draw out or lengthen.

    move out or away

  8. (transitive)To draw out by dragging or tugging.

  9. (idiomatic, transitive)To succeed despite long odds.

    Nobody thought they'd win, but the football team pulled out a victory.

    They were behind by 29 points in the third quarter, but they pulled it out at the buzzer.

Examples

496 sentences
  1. Tom pulled Mary out of the burning car.

    Том витягнув Мері з палаючої машини. — deniko

    ruТом вытащил Мэри из горящей машины. — Biga

    deTom zog Maria aus dem brennenden Auto. — pne

  2. Tom reached into his pocket and pulled out some change.

    Том потягнувся до кишені й витягнув дрібні гроші. — deniko

  3. Tom pulled out a knife.

    Том витягнув ніж. — deniko

    ruТом вытащил нож. — marafon

  4. I had a tooth pulled out.

    Мені видалили зуб. — deniko

    ruМне вырвали зуб. — marafon

  5. I got a tooth pulled out.

    Мені вирвали зуб. — deniko

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
to withdraw:
to use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control:
to remove something from a container:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to remove something from a container:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English pullen oute.

Inherited from Middle English pullen oute.

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Forms

pulls out, pulling out, pulled out, pulled out
Base formpull out · to pull out
3rd person singularpulls out
Present participlepulling out
Past simplepulled out
Past participlepulled out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypull out
he, she, itpulls out

Past simpleLesson

all personspulled out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pulled out
he, she, ithas pulled out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pull out

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

14 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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