ひきぬく
Hikinuku
Other forms: 引抜く、引きぬく
引き抜く (Hikinuku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to extract, to pull out, to draw out, to uproot”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto extract; to pull out; to draw out; to uproot
- godan verb, transitive verbto headhunt; to lure away; to poach; to entice
Examples
歯科医は彼女の虫歯を引き抜いた。
The dentist pulled out her bad tooth.
その植物を根こそぎ引き抜きなさい。
Pull the plant up by the roots.
彼はライバル会社に引き抜かれました。
He was poached by a rival company.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).