Word Study
pull off
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb pull off has 4 senses
- pull off(v = verb.contact) pick off, pluck, tweak - pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush" is one way to draw, force, pull
- pull off(v = verb.social) Array - cause to withdraw; "We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged" is one way to remove
- pull off(v = verb.social) bring off, carry off, manage, negociate - 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" is one way to bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win
- pull off(v = verb.contact) draw away, draw 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" is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
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THESAURUS
pull off
accomplish, achieve, bring about, bring off, bring through, bring to effect, bring to pass, carry into execution, carry off, carry out, carry through, come through with, commit, compass, crown with success, do, do the trick, do to, effect, effectuate, get by, get through, go and do, implement, inflict, make, pay, perpetrate, produce, put across, put over, put through, realize, render, take and do, turn the trick, up and do, wreak
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