Pull out has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
move out or away
"The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"
2
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"
3
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"
4
remove oneself from an obligation
"He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
5
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, out.
Example Sentences
"The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"
verb
"draw a weapon"
verb
"pull out a gun"
verb
"The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
verb
"pull weeds"
verb
"extract a bad tooth"
verb
"take out a splinter"
verb
"extract information from the telegram"
verb
"He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)