引き抜く | Japanese meaning

引き抜く【ひきぬく】

Frequency rank: 3,346. – 3,348.

Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive verb

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

Forms

引き抜く【ひきぬく】Frequency rank: 3,346. – 3,348.
引抜く【ひきぬく】
引きぬく【ひきぬく】Frequency rank: 41,056. – 41,671.
ひきぬく

Generated definitions (experimental)

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to uproot

This meaning refers to physically removing something from its place, often with force. It can also refer to metaphorically taking something out or drawing something forth.

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It is difficult to uproot this tree.

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He extracted the issue and resolved it.

to headhunt; to lure away; to poach; to entice

This meaning is used in the context of recruitment or talent acquisition, indicating the act of attracting someone from another organization or situation, often for a job opportunity.

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The company is trying to poach talented employees.

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He was lured away from another company.

Generated collocations (experimental)

headhunting jobto lure away talentto conduct a poaching activitymethods of headhuntingto poach a scoutto succeed in headhuntingto extract from another companyextracted employeeheadhunting caseto be able to lure away

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

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Example sentences

2 results

1. 。

He was poached by a rival company.

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2. 。

The dentist pulled out her bad tooth.