slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit
抜 centers on pulling something out from where it was embedded: extracting, slipping out, removing, or omitting. The pilfer and quote senses are natural extensions of taking something out of its original context.
抜 is the modern simplified form of 拔. The older form combines 扌 (hand) with 犮, which likely contributed the sound and the idea of pulling out. The modern 友 shape is a simplification and should not be treated as the original historical component.
The hand radical 扌 beside 友 suggests a hand pulling a friend out of a tight spot: extracting, slipping out, or removing something.
For バツ, imagine pulling out a stubborn bat from a cave: bat -> バツ, and your hand extracts it.
to come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape; to come loose
to pull out; to draw out; to extract; to unplug; to weed
leaving out; omitting; skipping; dispensing with
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty); beyond compare
selection; choice; picking out
extract; excerpt; selection
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping
stupid; foolish; idiotic; inane
to omit; to leave out; to skip
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking; bizarre; wild
to slip out; to sneak away; to break free; to get through (a difficult situation)
boning (fish or meat); deboning
height above sea level
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to uproot
native-born; trueborn
to pierce through; to break through
to pass (a car); to overtake
to make a mistake
drastic; radical
bottle opener; corkscrew
principal; main; important; fashionable