pull out

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English pullen oute. === Pronunciation === === Verb === pull out (third-person singular simple present pulls out, present participle pulling out, simple past and past participle pulled out) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull,‎ out. (also figurative, intransitive) To withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat. (aviation, intransitive, of an aircraft) To transition from a dive to level or climbing flight. (literally, intransitive) To use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control. (idiomatic, transitive) To remove something from a container. Synonyms: whip out, draw (idiomatic, intransitive) To maneuver a vehicle from the side of a road onto the lane. (transitive) To draw out or lengthen. (transitive) To draw out by dragging or tugging. (idiomatic, transitive) To succeed despite long odds. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “to pull out” under “pull, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Anagrams === outpull