To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation.
To pull something sharply; to pull something out
To pull or twitch sharply.
To remove feathers from a bird.
To play a string instrument pizzicato.
To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc.
Of a glacier: to transport individual pieces of bedrock by means of gradual erosion through freezing and thawing.
Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence.
The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals.
An instance of plucking or pulling sharply.
Cheap wine.
To remove (someone or (reflexive, archaic) oneself) from a position or situation; specifically (military), to remove (soldiers) from a battle or position where they are stationed.
To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract.
To take back (a comment, something written, etc.); to recant, to retract.
To distract or divert (someone) from a course of action, a goal, etc.
To cause or help (someone) to stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to dry out.
To take (one's eyes) off something; to look away.
To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
To stop talking to or interacting with other people and start thinking thoughts not related to what is happening.
To remove (a topic) from discussion or inquiry.
Of soldiers: to leave a battle or position where they are stationed; to retreat.
To extract (money) from a bank account or other financial deposit.
Of a man: to remove the penis from a partner's body orifice before ejaculation; to engage in coitus interruptus.
To disregard (something) as belonging to a certain group.
To stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to undergo withdrawal.
To stop (a course of action, proceedings, etc.)
Chiefly followed by from: to leave a place, someone's presence, etc., to go to another room or place.
Chiefly followed by from: to stop taking part in some activity; also, to remove oneself from the company of others, from publicity, etc.