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Pull off Common

Pull off has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

pull or pull out sharply

"pluck the flowers off the bush"

2

cause to withdraw

"We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged"

3

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

remove by drawing or pulling

"She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth"

"draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese"

5

To remove by pulling.

Example Sentences
"pluck the flowers off the bush" verb
"We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged" verb
"She succeeded in persuading us all" verb
"I managed to carry the box upstairs" verb
"She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it" verb
"The pianist negociated the difficult runs" verb
"She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth" verb
"draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese" verb
See Also
technique road remove difficult fretboard succeed pull away achieve
Related Terms
Antonyms
fail
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
pull remove succeed
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
tweeze
Rhyming Words
off boff hoff doff coff loff moff koff toff goff geoff scoff swoff groff cloff droff gnoff feoff snoff nroff
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