pulling out
Leaving a space
Pulling out describes the act of withdrawing or extracting something from a position or place.
You might pull out a drawer, pull out of a parking space, or pull out troops from a conflict zone.
In sexual contexts, pulling out refers to the withdrawal method of contraception, where the penis is removed before ejaculation.
The phrase also describes abandoning a commitment or agreement: The investors are pulling out of the deal.
- retireCease employment permanently
- pulloutOrganized departure or removal
- withdrawRemove or pull away
- dislodgingFreeing from fixed position
- leaveSanctioned time away
emergency exit · coitus interruptus · removal · extraction · root canal · reneging · unsheathe · uprooting · driveway · parking spot · deracination · bailing · prying · jump ship · exiting · splinter · drawer · weeds
- drivingdrive, steering, driver, acceleration, motorist
- leavingdeparture, quit, walking away, withdrawing, bail
- parkingparking garage, parking lot, parallel parking, angle parking, parking space
- rescuerescue, rescue team, search and rescue, rescue dog, save
- showingshow, displaying, display, exhibiting, demonstrate
- surrendersurrender, surrenders, surrendering, I surrender, capitulate
pulling outpushing in
Joining ahead unfairly
inserting · putting in · sliding in · plugging in · entering
pulling outcommitting
Carrying out an act
staying in · joining · entering · signing up · opting in
pulling outpulling in
Reaching a destination
parking · entering · docking · pulling up · arriving
pull, outside, out, outer, outing, output, outrage, outlet, outsider