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pull off in WordNet English dictionary
verb- 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"
pull off negociate bring off carry off manage
- remove by drawing or pulling
"She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese"
draw off draw away pull off
- pull or pull out sharply
"pluck the flowers off the bush"
pluck tweak pull off pick off
- cause to withdraw
"We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged"
pull off
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pull off in English Wiktionary
- (verb) To remove by pulling.
- (verb) (idiom) To achieve; to succeed at something difficult.
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