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- [poo l out]
- /pʊl aʊt/
- /pʊl ˈaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [poo l out]
- /pʊl aʊt/
Definitions of pull out words
- verb with object pull out to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill. 1
- verb with object pull out to draw or tug at with force. 1
- verb with object pull out to rend or tear: to pull a cloth to pieces. 1
- verb with object pull out to draw or pluck away from a place of growth, attachment, etc.: to pull a tooth; to pull weeds. 1
- verb with object pull out to strip of feathers, hair, etc., as a bird or hide. 1
- verb with object pull out to draw out (as a knife or gun) for ready use (usually followed by on): Do you know what to do when someone pulls a knife on you? 1
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Origin of pull out
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English pullen (v.), Old English pullian to pluck, pluck the feathers of, pull, tug; compare Middle Low German pūlen to strip off husks, pick, Old Norse pūla to work hard
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Parts of speech for Pull out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pull out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pull out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pull out
verb pull out
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- abscond — If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission.
- absented — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
- absenting — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
- absents — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
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