pull the pin

verb

To opt out; to withdraw; to resign.

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Meanings

verbpull the pin (third-person singular simple present pulls the pin, present participle pulling the pin, simple past and past participle pulled the pin)

present singular third person pulls the pin · participle present pulling the pin · participle past pulled the pin · past pulled the pin

  1. colloquialTo 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
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APA

pull the pin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20the%20pin

MLA

“pull the pin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20the%20pin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pull the pin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20the%20pin.

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