English > pull out: 4 senses > verb 2, motion| Meaning | Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
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| Example | "pull out a gun" |
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| Synonyms | draw, pull, get out, take out |
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| Narrower | unsheathe | Draw from a sheath or scabbard |
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| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
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| Similar to | draw, take out | take liquid out of a container or well |
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| extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out, rip out, tear out | Remove, usually with some force or effort |
| pull | take away |
| Spanish | sacar |
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| Catalan | treure |
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English > pull out: 4 senses > verb 3, contact| Meaning | Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
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| Synonyms | extract, pull, pull up, take out, draw out, rip out, tear out |
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| Narrower | demodulate | extract information from a modulated carrier wave |
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| thread | Remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string |
| wring out, squeeze out | extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
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| See also | pull | cause to move by pulling |
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| Similar to | draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out | Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover |
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| Spanish | extraer, sacar |
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| Catalan | extreure |
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