вытя́гивать

uncommon #7354

verbimperfective perfective is вы́тянуть

1.
to stretch, to extend, to hold out (one's hand)
Он вытя́гивал ше́ю, что́бы всё уви́деть.
He was stretching his neck to see everything.
2.
to pull out, to drag out, to draw out
Они́ вытя́гивали ребёнка на бе́рег.
They were pulling the child out onto the shore.
3.
to extract (information), to elicit, to worm out
Я не стал вытя́гивать из него подро́бности происше́ствия.
I didn't try to extract the details of the incident from him.
Usually with из + genitive of the person.
4.
to drag away, to get out (of), to pull out (of)
Ей ча́сто приходи́лось вытя́гивать сы́на из дурны́х компа́ний.
She often had to drag her son away from bad company.
Figurative, of people and circumstances.
5.
to draw off, to suck out, to extract (smoke)
Вентиля́ция вытя́гивает дым из ку́хни.
The ventilation draws the smoke out of the kitchen.
6.
to pull through, to carry (someone), to help through
На э́тот раз я не бу́ду тебя́ вытя́гивать, занима́йся сам!
This time I'm not going to carry you - study on your own!
Colloquial.

Examples

Он всегда вытягивает из меня все секреты.
He always manages to get all my secrets out of me.
Врач медленно вытягивал занозу из пальца.
The doctor slowly pulled the splinter out of his finger.
Не вытягивай шею, сядь ровно.
Don’t crane your neck; sit up straight.

Imperative
ты	вытя́гивай
вы	вытя́гивайте

Active present	вытя́гивающий	stretching, pulling out, drawing out
Active past	вытя́гивавший	pulling out, drawing out, stretching (out)
Passive present	вытя́гиваемый	retractable, extendable, stretchable, drawable
Passive past	-
Gerund present	вытя́гивая	while doing (present)
Gerund past	вытягивав вытягивавши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
втя́гивать	в-	to pull in
вытя́гивать	вы-	to stretch; to pull out; to extract (information); to drag away; to draw off; to pull through
дотя́гивать	до-	to pull (up to); to reach; to hold out (until)
затя́гивать	за-	to tighten; to prolong; to draw in; to take a drag