noun
headhunting; poaching; hiring away
Refers to actively recruiting a person from another company or organization, often with a competitive or aggressive nuance. Common in business news.
ライバル企業から優秀なエンジニアを引き抜きした。
They poached a talented engineer from a rival company.
引き抜き防止のために待遇を改善した。
They improved working conditions to prevent headhunting.
noun
quick costume change; pulling off outer robe
Kabuki term for a rapid on-stage costume change where the outer garment is pulled off to reveal another underneath. Not used in everyday language.
歌舞伎の引き抜きは、一瞬で衣装が変わる演出だ。
In kabuki, hikinuki is a technique where the costume changes in an instant.
noun
drawing; cold drawing
Technical term in metalworking for pulling wire, pipes, or plates through a die to reduce cross-section. Used in manufacturing contexts.
この工場では銅線の引き抜きを行っている。
This factory performs drawing of copper wire.
Compound of 引き (hiki, 'pulling') + 抜き (nuki, 'removing'), from the verb 引き抜く (hikinuku, 'to pull out'). The business sense is a metaphorical extension of 'pulling someone out' of their current company.