Other Definitions pull off (enc)
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Pull Off| Verb | 1. | pull off - pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"draw, pull, force - cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" draw off, draw away, pull off - remove by drawing or pulling; "She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese" tweeze - pluck with tweezers; "tweeze facial hair" | | | 2. | pull off - cause to withdraw; "We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged"remove - remove from a position or an office | | | 3. | pull off - be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs" | | | 4. | pull off - remove by drawing or pulling; "She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese"remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" | |
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