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Definition: Pulling Out |
Pulling OutNoun1. A method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Nuclear Energy & Physics | A condition caused by load torques in excess of the motor's capacity(rated torque). Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: Pulling OutSynonyms: coitus interruptus (n), onanism (n), withdrawal method (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Pulling Out |
| English words defined with "pulling out": extraction. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "pulling out": pull out/to ♦ TUBE-CLEANING OPERATOR. (references) |
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 | Large CAT pulling out a 7000lbs Madrone Burl from the ground. Credit: Terry Tuttle. |  | Pulling out calves' testicles before cutting. Cattle ranch near Spur, Texas. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Oil derrick, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Workers are pulling out pipe. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Canadian, Texas. Pulling out of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Vaughn, New Mexico. Pulling out of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard between Vaughn and Belen, New Mexico. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Clovis, New Mexico. Pulling out of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Melrose, New Mexico. Pulling out of the town on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Winslow, Arizona. Looking through the windshield of a diesel freight engine pulling out of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Barstow, California. Pulling out of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad conductor George E. Burton and engineer J.W. Edwards comparing time before pulling out of Corwith railroad yard for Chillicothe, Illinois; Chicago, Ill. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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 | Pulling out a seat belt in the car and buckling it. |
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Business | After experiencing record growth in 1998 and virtually no cost variations, the construction industry in Argentina was slowly pulling out of the 1999 recession. (references) | |
Although U.S. franchising companies tried to get a foothold in the market almost twenty years ago, initial efforts were not successful, resulting in U.S. companies pulling out of the German market. (references) | ||
Economic History | Taiwan | The trend in cross-Strait interaction is one of steady growth with, so far, only temporary setbacks due to political factors such as Lee Teng-hui's private visit to the U.S. in 1995 and his 1999 characterization of relations with the mainland as "state-to-state." Taiwan business representatives have concerns about issues such as safety, corruption, and contract disputes, which have led to increased caution and a search for alternative investment venues but not to pulling out from the mainland altogether. (references) |
Uzbekistan | Many existing investments have scaled back, however; with firms pulling out their expatriates. (references) | |
Human Rights | Iraq | According to former prisoners, torture techniques included branding, electric shocks administered to the genitals and other areas, beating, pulling out of fingernails, burning with hot irons and blowtorches, suspension from rotating ceiling fans, dripping acid on the skin, rape, breaking of limbs, denial of food and water, extended solitary confinement in dark and extremely small compartments, and threats to rape or otherwise harm family members and relatives. (references) |
Trade | Taiwan | These regulations have had the effect of preventing engineering consulting companies from setting up branches in Taiwan and, for companies already here, pulling out of the market or undergoing significant management reshuffling. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "pulling out"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | falde ud af synkronisme (asynchronous running, falling out of step, loss of synchronism), asynkron drift (asynchronous running, falling out of step, loss of synchronism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | uit de pas vallen (asynchronous running, falling out of step, loss of synchronism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tahdista putoaminen (asynchronous running, falling out of step, loss of synchronism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | fonctionnement hors synchronisme, décrochage. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | herausziehend (yanking). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | απώλεια συχρονισμού (asynchronous running, falling out of step, loss of synchronism), αποσυγχρονισμός (asynchronous running, falling out of step, loss of synchronism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | תליש" (detachment, plucking, tearing pff). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kivonás (abstraction, deduction, eduction, phaseout, recovery, subtracting, subtraction, withdrawal), kivétel (ablation, exception, excision, exemption, pull out, recover, removal, taking out), kinyújtás (draw, drawing out, elongation, extension, spreading, stretch, stretching), kihúzás (dash, erasure, extraction, extruding, extrusion, getting out, obliteration, protraction, pulling away, setback, throwback), kigördülés, kifutás (landing run, run out), kiemelés (display-setting, enhancement, exaltation, salvage), elvonulás (defile, detachment from the world, passing), elnyújtás (protraction), elindulás (pulling off, sailing, start, starting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | perdita di passo (asynchronous running, falling out of step, loss of synchronism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 市 '退 (pulling out of a market, withdrawing from a market). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しじょうてったい (pulling out of a market, withdrawing from a market). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ullingpay outay perda de sincronismo (asynchronous running, falling out of step, loss of synchronism). (various references) scoatere (drawing out, removal, scoop). (various references) pérdida de sincronismo (asynchronous running, falling out of step, loss of synchronism), salida de paralelo (asynchronous running, falling out of step, loss of synchronism), extracción (abstraction, evulsion, extraction, mining, parentage), arranque (blaze, dash, jerk, light, outbreak, outburst, run, Sally, skewback, spasm). (various references) synkroniseringsbortfall (asynchronous running, falling out of step, loss of synchronism), asynkron drift (asynchronous running, falling out of step, loss of synchronism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | evulsione. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Isaiah Chapter 50, Verse 6 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ton nwton mou dedwka eiV mastigaV taV de siagonaV mou eiV rapismata to de proswpon mou ouk apestreya apo aiscunhV emptusmatwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Corpus meum dedi percutientibus et genas meas vellentibus faciem meam non averti ab increpantibus et conspuentibus |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | My bodi I yaf to the smyteres, and my chekes to the pulleris; my face I turnede not awei fro the blameres, and the spitteres in me. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | I was offering my back to those who gave me blows, and my face to those who were pulling out my hair: I did not keep my face covered from marks of shame. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Isaiah Chapter 50, Verse 6 |
| Cebuano | Ako naghatag sa akong likod sa mga maghahampak, ug sa akong mga aping kanila nga nanag-ibut sa buhok; wala nako tagoi ang akong nawong gikan sa kaulaw ug pagluwa. |
| Chinese | 人 " 我 的 背 、 我 任 他 " ． 人 " 我 腮 的 鬍 鬚 、 我 " 他 " ． 人 辱 我 吐 我 、 我 並 不 掩 面 。 |
| Croatian | Leða podmetnuh onima što me udarahu, a obraze onima što mi bradu èupahu, i lica svojeg ne zaklonih od uvreda ni od pljuvanja. |
| Danish | min Ryg bød jeg frem til Hug, mit Skæg til at rives, mit Ansigt skjulte jeg ikke for Hån og Spyt. |
| Dutch | Ik geef Mijn rug dengenen, die Mij slaan, en Mijn wangen dengenen, die Mij het haar uitplukken; Mijn aangezicht verberg Ik niet voor smaadheden en speeksel. |
| Finnish | Selkäni minä annoin lyötäväksi, poskieni parran revittäväksi, en peittänyt kasvojani pilkalta ja syljeltä. |
| French | J`ai livré mon dos ceux qui me frappaient, Et mes joues ceux qui m`arrachaient la barbe; Je n`ai pas dérobé mon visage Aux ignominies et aux crachats. |
| German | Ich hielt meinen Rücken dar denen, die mich schlugen, und meine Wangen denen, die mich rauften; mein Angesicht verbarg ich nicht vor Schmach und Speichel. |
| Haitian Creole | Mwen pare do m' bay moun k'ap bat mwen yo. Mwen lonje figi m' bay moun k'ap rache bab mwen yo. Mwen pa kache figi m' lè y'ap joure m', lè y'ap krache sou mwen. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kuberi punggungku kepada orang yang memukul aku; dan pipiku kepada orang yang mencabut jenggotku. Aku tidak memalingkan mukaku waktu aku dihina dan diludahi. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Bahwa aku membiarkan belakangku kepada orang yang menyesah aku, dan pipiku kepada orang yang mencabut bulu janggutku, dan tiada aku melindungkan mukaku dari pada dinista dan diludahi. |
| Italian | Ho presentato il dorso ai flagellatori, la guancia a coloro che mi strappavano la barba; non ho sottratto la faccia agli insulti e agli sputi. |
| Maori | Tukua atu ana e ahau toku tuara ki nga kaiwhiu, oku paparinga ki nga kaihutihuti; ko toku kanohi kihai i huna kei whakama, kei tuwhaina. |
| Norwegian | Min rygg bød jeg frem til dem som slo, og mine kinner til dem som rykket mig i skjegget; mitt ansikt skjulte jeg ikke for hån og spytt. |
| Portuguese | Ofereci as minhas costas aos que me feriam, e as minhas faces aos que me arrancavam a barba; não escondi o meu rosto dos que me afrontavam e me cuspiam. |
| Rumanian | Mi-am dat spatele knaintea celor ce Mq loveau, wi obrajii knaintea celor ce-Mi smulgeau barba; nu Mi-am ascuns faya de ocqri wi de scuipqri. |
| Russian | с ТЕ"БМ ИТЕ'ЕФ нПК 'ЙАЭЙН Й МБОЙФЩ нПЙ ПТБЦБАЭЙН; МЙ"Б нПЕЗП ОЕ ЪБЛТЩЧБМ ПФ ПТХЗБОЙК Й П МЕЧБОЙС. |
| Spanish | Entregué mis espaldas a los que me golpeaban, y mis mejillas a los que me arrancaban la barba. No escondí mi cara de las afrentas ni de los esputos. |
| Swedish | Jag höll fram min rygg åt dem som slogo mig och mina kinder åt dem som ryckte mig i skägget; jag skylde icke mitt ansikte mot smädelse och spott. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: outpulling. | |
| Words within the letters "g-i-l-l-n-o-p-t-u-u" | |
-1 letter: polluting. | |
-3 letters: louping, louting, lupulin, outpull, polling, pouting, pulling, pullout, tolling. | |
-4 letters: lintol, loping, luting, opting, outgun, outing, pignut, pigout, pluton, poling, pontil, puling, putlog, tiglon, toling, toping, unplug. | |
-5 letters: gipon, glint, glout, gluon, guilt, ingot, input, lingo, lungi, lupin, oping, pilot, pingo, pinot, pinto, piton, poilu, point, poult, punto, puton, tigon, tulip, ungot. | |
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