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move out or away;
"The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"
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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"
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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"
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remove oneself from an obligation;
"He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"