pull (sb/sth) out
— phrasal verb with pull uk/pʊl/us/pʊl/verb
(AREA)
If soldiers or military forces pull out or are pulled out, they move out of an area because they have been ordered to.
Examples
- I can't believe he pulled out at the very last minute.
- British troops were hastily pulled out of Iraq.
- Kernwell are pulling out of the deal.
- Now they've suddenly decided to pull out of the agreement.
- Joe's injury is causing problems so I'm pulling him out of the team.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Responding to an attack
- beat
- beat sb off
- beat sb/sth back
- capitulate
- counterattack
- fend sb off
- fight
- fight back
- fight fire with fire idiom
- parry
- repel
- repulse
- resist
- resistance
- resistance
- retreat
- see sb off
- stand up to sb/sth
- strike
- withdrawal
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(ACTIVITY)
to stop being involved in an activity or agreement:
He pulled out of the deal at the last moment.
They've pulled all their athletes out of the competition.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Removing and extracting
- ablate
- clear the decks idiom
- cream sth/sb off
- descale
- dislodge
- extract
- gouge
- milk
- pull
- pull a gun, knife, etc. on sb idiom
- pump
- removable
- remove
- remover
- root
- rout
- scratch
- siphon
- syphon
- take sth away
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