Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to pull out, to draw out, to extract, to unplug, to weed.
  2. to omit, to leave out, to go without, to skip.

auxiliary verb, Godan verb

  1. to do to the end, to carry through.

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to let out (e.g. air from a tire), to drain (e.g. water from a bath), to empty.
  2. to pick out, to choose, to select, to extract.
  3. to pilfer, to steal.
  4. to remove, to get rid of, to take out.
  5. to pass, to overtake, to outstrip, to get ahead of.
  6. to pierce, to break through, to go through. Also written 貫く.
  7. to cut out (a shape), to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area.
  8. to seize, to capture, to reduce.
  9. to scoop (a story).
  10. to take out (an opponent's stones; in go).

Godan verb

Slang.
  1. to masturbate (of a male), to ejaculate (while masturbating). Vulgar expression or word.
  2. to take (a photo), to record (video).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
抜く ぬく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

slip out, extract, pull out
ぬ.く バツ ぬき (7th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
friend
とも ユウ う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)