N31530/1669
抜く
godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verbsuffixslangvulgar expression or word
Reading
ぬく
Meanings
- to pull out, to draw out, to extract, to unplug, to weed
- to omit, to leave out, to go without, to skip
- to do to the end, to do thoroughly, to do completely, to do severely
- to let out (e.g. air from a tyre), to drain (e.g. water from a bath), to empty
- to pick out, to choose, to select, to extract
- to pilfer, to steal
- to remove, to get rid of, to take out
- to pass, to overtake, to outstrip, to get ahead of
- to pierce, to break through, to go through
- to cut out (a shape), to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area
- to seize, to capture, to reduce
- to scoop (a story)
- to take out (an opponent's stones; in go)
- to masturbate (of a male), to ejaculate (while masturbating)
- to take (a photo), to record (video)
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Example sentences
歯を抜くのは怖い。
Pulling out a tooth is scary.
お風呂の水を抜いてください。
Please drain the water from the bath.
彼はマラソンで先頭を抜いてゴールした。
He overtook the leader and crossed the finish line in the marathon.
最後まで諦めずにやり抜くつもりだ。
I intend to see it through to the end without giving up.
コンセントを抜かないと電気代が無駄になる。
If you don't unplug the outlet, it will waste electricity.
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