pull out (
http://definr.com/pull out)
v 1: move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the
cease-fire" [syn:
get out] [ant:
pull in]
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" [syn:
draw,
pull, {get
out},
take out]
3: draw or pull out, 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" [syn:
extract,
pull,
pull up, {take
out},
draw out]
4: remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he
heard how much work was involved" [syn:
chicken out, {back
off},
back down,
bow out]