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pulls the pin

pulls the pin is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pulls the pin

What is pulls the pin the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pulls the pin is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pull the pin.

Words near pulls the pin in the dictionary

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

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