Dictionary / Vocabulary / 引き抜く
ひきぬく
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to uproot
common word Also written 引抜く、引きぬく
彼はライバル会社に引き抜かれました。
He was poached by a rival company.
歯科医は彼女の虫歯を引き抜いた。
The dentist pulled out her bad tooth.
歯医者は私の虫歯をむりやり引き抜いた。
The dentist pulled out my decayed tooth by force.