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Pullout

The practice of luring a whole team of employees away from a competitor and hiring them oneself.

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📖 Definitions of "Pullout"

noun

1
The practice of luring a whole team of employees away from a competitor and hiring them oneself.
2
A quotation taken from the main text and given special visual treatment.

noun

1
A withdrawal, especially of armed forces.
2
The change of the flight of an aircraft from a dive to level flight.
3
An object, such as a newspaper supplement, that can be pulled out from something else.
4
An area by the side of a road where vehicles may temporarily stop in safety. Typical pullouts allow drivers and passengers to safely exit the vehicle but rarely have additional amenities.

🔄 Synonyms of "Pullout"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
fallbacknoun	A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse.
disengagementnoun	Release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pullout"

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Word	Definition
fallbacknoun	A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse.
disengagementnoun	Release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement.
withdrawnoun	(transitive) To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
retreatnoun	The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
pullbacknoun	The act or result of pulling back; a withdrawal.
withdrawingnoun	withdrawal
withdrawalnoun	A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.
quitnoun	Any of numerous species of small passerine birds native to tropical America.
evacuationnoun	The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.
removalnoun	The process of removing or the fact of being removed.
exitnoun	An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
walkoutnoun	A similar mass action of people leaving a place as a form of protest.
redeploymentnoun	The act of redeploying.
uprootingnoun	A tearing up.
pullnoun	(countable) An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).
upliftnoun	The act or result of uplifting (in various senses).
pull-outnoun	Alternative form of pullout. [A withdrawal, especially of armed forces.]
denunciationnoun	The act of denouncing; an accusation made in public
withdrewverb	(transitive) To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
leaving	a 2009 French film directed by Catherine Corsini, written by Corsini and Gaeelle Mace, and starring Sergi López, Kristin Scott Thomas and Yvan Attal.