verb (godan)ひきぬく · hikinuku
Englishto extract; to pull out; to draw out; to uproot
- 歯科医は彼女の虫歯を引き抜いた。The dentist pulled out her bad tooth.
Englishto headhunt; to lure away; to poach; to entice
- 彼はライバル会社に引き抜かれました。He was poached by a rival company.
Source: JMdict (EDRDG) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (EDRDG)