NichiDict

引き抜く

ひきぬく
引抜く引きぬく
[hikinuku]

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to uproot

2.GodanTransitive

to headhunt; to lure away; to poach; to entice

Examples

庭の雑草を引き抜いた

I pulled out the weeds in the garden

優秀な社員を引き抜かれた

Our excellent employee was headhunted

彼は釘を引き抜くのに苦労した。

He struggled to pull out the nail