pull the pin en · VERB
Meanings
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(colloquial) To opt out; to withdraw; to resign.
He intended to become Castle Rock's Head Selectman when Steve Frazier finally pulled the pin, and after six or seven years of that, he intended to stand for the State House of Representatives.
1991, Stephen King, Needful Things:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pulled the pin | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pulled the pin | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| pulling the pin | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pulls the pin | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |