抜く | Japanese meaning

抜く【ぬく】

Frequency rank: 1,867.

Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive verb

to pull out; to draw out; to extract; to unplug; to weed
to omit; to leave out; to go without; to skip

auxiliary verb; Godan verb with 'ku' ending

to do to the end; to carry through

Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive verb

to let out (e.g. air from a tyre); to drain (e.g. water from a bath); to empty
to pick out; to choose; to select; to extract
to pilfer; to steal
to remove; to get rid of; to take out
to pass; to overtake; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to pierce; to break through; to go throughalso written 貫く
to cut out (a shape); to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area
to seize; to capture; to reduce
to scoop (a story)
to take out (an opponent's stones; in go)

Godan verb with 'ku' ending

to masturbate (of a male); to ejaculate (while masturbating)slangvulgar expression or word
to take (a photo); to record (video)slang

Forms

抜く【ぬく】Frequency rank: 1,867.
ぬくFrequency rank: 18,778. – 18,875.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to pull out; to draw out; to extract; to unplug; to weed

This meaning relates to the act of physically removing something from a place, whether it be a solid object or even a liquid.

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I pulled the weeds from the potted plant.

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He unplugged the device to turn it off.

to omit; to leave out; to go without; to skip

This meaning deals with the idea of not including something or intentionally choosing to avoid it.

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He left out a part of the homework.

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I skipped an important explanation.

to do to the end; to carry through

This reflects the idea of completing something thoroughly or ensuring it is done fully without abandoning it.

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He carried the project through to the end.

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I have no intention of abandoning the plan, no matter what.

to let out (e.g. air from a tyre); to drain (e.g. water from a bath); to empty

This refers to removing contents, such as air or liquid, from a contained space.

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I drained the water from the bathtub.

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I let the air out of the tire to fix it.

to pick out; to choose; to select; to extract

This meaning encompasses the act of making a selection from various options or extracting something specific.

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She picked out the best apples.

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I took a book out from the shelf to read.

to pilfer; to steal

This meaning indicates an act of theft or taking something unlawfully and often in a stealthy manner.

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He stole candy from the convenience store.

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Someone pilfered my wallet.

to remove; to get rid of; to take out

This involves eliminating or taking away something unwanted or unnecessary.

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He removed the trash and disposed of it.

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We need to get rid of that issue.

to pass; to overtake; to outstrip; to get ahead of

This refers to moving ahead of something or someone in competition or speed.

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He overtook his competitor and moved ahead.

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The car passed the truck.

to pierce; to break through; to go through

This meaning indicates penetrating or breaking through a barrier or obstacle.

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The arrow pierced the target.

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He broke through the wall and moved forward.

to cut out (a shape); to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area

This usage is related to the creative process of shaping or designing something by removing parts or by dyeing.

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She cut out the shape from the fabric.

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I dyed around it to create a pattern.

to seize; to capture; to reduce

This meaning generally relates to the act of capturing something or controlling it in a way that diminishes its size or strength.

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He seized the opportunity.

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She captured the enemy and achieved victory.

to scoop (a story)

This usage refers to obtaining information, often in journalism, where one might scoop or get a story before others do.

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The reporter scooped the exclusive story.

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He scooped the news story.

to take out (an opponent's stones; in go)

In the context of the game Go, this refers to successfully removing or capturing an opponent's stones from the board.

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He took out the opponent's stones.

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He captured the opponent's stones with his final move.

to masturbate (of a male); to ejaculate (while masturbating)

This is a colloquial meaning referring to the act of male masturbation or ejaculation.

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He masturbated by himself.

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At that moment, he ejaculated.

to take (a photo); to record (video)

This meaning pertains to capturing images or videos using a camera or recording device.

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She took a photo of the beautiful scenery.

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I recorded a video and showed it to my friends.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to pull out (used for emphasis)to let up (on one's effort)outstanding; exceptionalto skip time; to lose track of timeto be thorough; to leave nothing outto break a recordto escape; to get outぬきとり抜き取りextraction; taking outto commit a wrongdoing; to engage in bad deedsto pluck (hair)to scoop out with a spoonto leave out unnecessary thingsto take out a cardto overtake an opponentto eliminate an enemyto let air outto take away stamina; to wear out physicallyto lose focusto take measures to win (in a competitive context)to take (an opponent's stones in go)to take (a photo); to capture an image

Example sentences

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That's just standard practise, it's not like they're cutting corners.