Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pull_out

1 sense of pullout

Sense 1
disengagement, fallback, pullout -- (to break off a military action with an enemy)
       => retreat -- ((military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops")

Antonyms of verb pull_out

1 of 4 senses of pull out

Sense 1
pull out, get out -- (move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire")
       Antonym of pull in (Sense 3)
      => pull in, get in, move in, draw in -- (of trains; move into (a station); "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pull_out

4 senses of pull out

Sense 1
pull out, get out -- (move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire")
       => leave, go forth, go away -- (go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight")

Sense 2
draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out -- (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")
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")

Sense 3
extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out -- (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")
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")

Sense 4
chicken out, back off, pull out, back down, bow out -- (remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved")
       => retire, withdraw -- (lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died")

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