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抜く ぬく N3

  1. to draw out; to extract; to pull out; to unplug; to weed
  2. to go without; to leave out; to omit; to skip
  3. to do completely; to do severely; to do thoroughly; to do to the end
  4. to drain (e.g. water from a bath); to empty; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
  5. to choose; to extract; to pick out; to select
  6. to pilfer; to steal
  7. to get rid of; to remove; to take out
  8. to get ahead of; to outstrip; to overtake; to pass
  9. to break through; to go through; to pierce
  10. to create (a pattern) by dyeing the surrounding area; to cut out (a shape)
  11. to capture; to reduce; to seize
  12. to scoop (a story)
  13. to take out (an opponent's stones; in go)
  14. to ejaculate (while masturbating); to masturbate (of a male)
  15. to record (video); to take (a photo)

抜くべからざる ぬくべからざる

  1. deep-rooted (suspicion, etc.)

引き抜く ひきぬく

  1. to draw out; to extract; to pull out; to uproot
  2. to entice; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

追い抜く おいぬく

  1. to overtake; to pass (a car)
  2. to outdistance; to outsail; to outstrip; to surpass

掘り抜く ほりぬく

  1. to dig through; to drill into; to excavate

剣を抜く つるぎをぬく

  1. to draw a sword

見抜く みぬく

  1. to detect; to find out; to perceive; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to see through

考え抜く かんがえぬく

  1. to think thoroughly

守り抜く まもりぬく

  1. to hold fast; to protect to the end

手を抜く てをぬく

  1. to be shoddy; to cut corners; to go easy (on an opponent); to hold back (in a competition, fight, etc.); to slack off
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