PULL OFF
Dictionary entry overview: What does pull off mean?
• PULL OFF (verb)
The verb PULL OFF has 4 senses:
1. pull or pull out sharply
2. cause to withdraw
3. be successful; achieve a goal
4. remove by drawing or pulling
Familiarity information: PULL OFF used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• PULL OFF (verb)
Meaning:
Pull or pull out sharply
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
pluck; pull off; pick off; tweak
Context example:
pluck the flowers off the bush
Hypernyms (to "pull off" is one way to...):
draw; force; pull (cause to move by pulling)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pull off"):
tweeze (pluck with tweezers)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Cause to withdraw
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged
Hypernyms (to "pull off" is one way to...):
remove (remove from a position or an office)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Be successful; achieve a goal
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
bring off; carry off; manage; negociate; pull off
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "pull off" is one way to...):
bring home the bacon; come through; deliver the goods; succeed; win (attain success or reach a desired goal)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Remove by drawing or pulling
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
draw off; draw away; pull off
Context examples:
She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth / draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese
Hypernyms (to "pull off" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
