引ひき抜ぬき

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.

• ライバル企き業ぎょうから優ゆう秀しゅうなエンジニアを引ひき抜ぬきした。

  They poached a talented engineer from a rival company.

• 引ひき抜ぬき防ぼう止しのために待たい遇ぐうを改かい善ぜんした。

  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.

• 歌か舞ぶ伎きの引ひき抜ぬきは、一いっ瞬しゅんで衣い装しょうが変かわる演えん出しゅつだ。

  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.

• この工こう場じょうでは銅どう線せんの引ひき抜ぬきを行おこなっている。

  This factory performs drawing of copper wire.