きく【ひきぬく】

Frequency rank: 3,346. – 3,348.
    Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive verb
  1. to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to uproot
  2. to headhunt; to lure away; to poach; to entice
Forms
  • きく【ひきぬく】Frequency rank: 3,346. – 3,348.
  • く【ひきぬく】
  • きぬく【ひきぬく】Frequency rank: 41,056. – 41,671.
  • ひきぬく
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to uproot
    2. 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.
    It is difficult to uproot this tree.
    He extracted the issue and resolved it.
  2. to headhunt; to lure away; to poach; to entice
    3. 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.
    The company is trying to poach talented employees.
    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)
  1. ．.
  2. ．.
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