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pulling the pin

pulling the pin is the present participle and gerund 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 pulling the pin

What is pulling the pin the present participle and gerund of?
Pulling the pin is the present participle and gerund of pull the pin.

Words near pulling the pin in the dictionary

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

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