Pull Off (Verb)

Meaning ¹

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".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Synonyms

• Bring Off
• Manage
• Carry Off
• Negociate

Hypernyms

• Come Through
• Deliver The Goods
• Win
• Bring Home The Bacon

Meaning ²

Pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Pick Off
• Pluck
• Tweak

Hypernyms

• Draw
• Pull

Hyponyms

• Tweeze

Meaning ³

Cause to withdraw; "We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Meaning 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".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Draw Away
• Draw Off

Hypernyms

• Remove
• Take
• Withdraw