Verb
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remove oneself from an obligation
"He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
- chicken out - back off - back down - bow out -
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"
- pull up - take out - draw out -
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"
- get out - take out -
move out or away
"The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"
- get out