pull out
     v 1: move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the
          cease-fire" [syn: {get out}] [ant: {pull in}]
     2: 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" [syn: {draw}, {pull}, {get
        out}, {take out}]
     3: draw or pull out, 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" [syn: {extract}, {pull}, {pull up}, {take
        out}, {draw out}]
     4: remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he
        heard how much work was involved" [syn: {chicken out}, {back
        off}, {back down}, {bow out}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0