[poo l-out] /ˈpʊlˌaʊt/
an act or instance of pulling out; removal.
a withdrawal, as of troops or funds; pullback.
a maneuver by which an aircraft levels into horizontal flight after a dive.
a section of a newspaper or magazine that is complete in itself and may be removed and retained:
a 24-page pullout of barbecue recipes.
an area at the side of a road where drivers may pull off for emergencies, to rest or view the scenery, etc.; pull-off.
designed to be pulled out or removed:
pullout compartments in a desk.
also pull-out, 1825, “withdrawal,” from pull (v.) + out (adv.). As “detachable section or page of a newspaper, magazine, etc.” from 1952.
- Pull out of a hat
Produce suddenly and surprisingly, as if by magic. For example, We can’t just pull the answers out of a hat. This expression alludes to the magician’s trick of pulling some unexpected object out of a hat. That object is often a rabbit, and the expression pull a rabbit out of a hat is often used […]
[poo l-oh-ver] /ˈpʊlˌoʊ vər/ noun 1. Also called slipover. a garment, especially a sweater, that must be drawn over the head to be put on. adjective 2. designed to be put on by being drawn over the head. /ˈpʊlˌəʊvə/ noun 1. a garment, esp a sweater, that is pulled on over the head adj. 1871, […]
[poo l-kwoht] /ˈpʊlˌkwoʊt/ noun 1. (in a magazine or newspaper) an excerpted line or phrase, in a larger or display typeface, run at the top of a page or in a mid-column box to draw attention to the text of the article or story from which it is quoted; blurb. noun an excerpted line or […]
- Pull round
Restore or be restored to good health, as in It was good nursing that pulled him round so quickly, or Once on antibiotics, he pulled round quickly. [ Late 1800s ]