pullout

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noun

pull·​out ˈpu̇l-ˌau̇t 

1

: the act or an instance of pulling out: such as

a

: the action in which an airplane goes from a dive to horizontal flight

b

: pullback

2

: something that can be pulled out

pull out

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verb

pulled out; pulling out; pulls out

intransitive verb

1

: leave, depart

2

: withdraw

Synonyms

Noun

• pullback
• recession
• retirement
• retreat
• withdrawal

Verb

• bail
• bail out
• begone
• book [slang]
• bug off
• bug out
• bugger off [British slang]
• buzz (off)
• clear off [chiefly British]
• clear out
• cut out
• depart
• dig out
• exit
• get
• get off
• go
• go off
• move
• pack (up or off)
• part
• peel off
• pike (out or off)
• push off
• push on
• quit
• run along
• sally (forth)
• scarper [British]
• shove (off)
• step (along)
• take off
• vamoose
• walk out

Examples of pullout in a Sentence

Noun

A pullout of troops from the region has begun.

the civil unrest has led the company to initiate a pullout of its operations in the region

Verb

the party's been fun, but it's time to pull out

the aid workers have been advised to pull out of those regions to which the conflict has spread

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

After the 2020 pullout, Hamer went on to work on the Biden-Harris ticket, co-directing and -shooting the video that introduced Harris at the 2020 convention, and starting a production company with a fellow campaign alum. —Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2024

After a broker who worked for the Taliban ghosted him in the leadup to the U.S. pullout in July 2021, Nash’at boarded one of the few planes back into Afghanistan in the immediate aftermath. —Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 23 July 2024

Verb

Remember rolling your eyes when your parents suggested pulling out a jigsaw puzzle or reading a book on a rainy Saturday afternoon? —Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 15 Aug. 2024

Its success in the Chinese market led it to pulling out of Europe in 2017 to focus on North America and China. —Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 13 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1