pulling vs extirpation

pulling and extirpation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pulling	Yes	No	No	No
extirpation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, extirpation is a hyponym of pulling; that is, extirpation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pulling:

pulling: the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
extirpation: the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

Other hyponyms of pulling include drag, draw, haul, haulage, jerk, tug, draft, draught, drawing, deracination, excision, pluck, traction.

pulling (noun)	extirpation (noun)
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you	surgical removal of a body part or tissue
	the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence