pull out
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, out.
Example Sentences
- "I need to pull the splinter out of my hand."
- "The troops pulled out of the conflict."
- "The mayor pulled out of the race for Senate after numerous opinion polls had him polling at less than 10 percent."
- "The racehorse pulled out of the Stakes with a hurt foot."
- "Pulling out of Paris would cause serious diplomatic damage."
- "There is still time to find a buyer and for them to stabilise the operation, especially if the deal were done by 31 May – when the club’s special licence to carry on is due to expire. There remain plenty of interested parties, who can only see Chelsea’s price dropping as sponsors pull out or consider their associations; as revenue streams are hit."