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pulled the pin

pulled the pin is the simple past and past participle of pull the pin.

Meaning of pull the pin

Verb

pull the pin (third-person singular simple present pulls the pin, present participle pulling the pin, simple past and past participle pulled the pin)

  1. (colloquial) To opt out; to withdraw; to resign.
    • He intended to become Castle Rock's Head Selectman when Steve Frazier finally pulled the pin, and after six or seven years of that, he intended to stand for the State House of Representatives.1991, Stephen King, Needful Things

Questions about pulled the pin

What is pulled the pin the simple past and past participle of?
Pulled the pin is the simple past and past participle of pull the pin.

Words near pulled the pin in the dictionary

  1. pulled the football
  2. pulled the ladder up after oneself
  3. pulled the ladder up behind oneself
  4. pulled the long bow
  5. pulled the other leg
  6. pulled the pin
  7. pulled the plug
  8. pulled the rug
  9. pulled the rug out from under
  10. pulled the shutters down
  11. pulled the string

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