抜く

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

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

to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to do completely; to do severely

after the -masu stem of a 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 through

also written 貫く

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

to seize; to capture; to reduce

to scoop (a story)

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

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

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