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pull off

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: pull off

1
v
pull or pull out sharply
2
v
be successful; achieve a goal
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: pull off
1

v pull or pull out sharply

Synonyms:
pick off, pluck, tweak
draw away, draw off
remove by drawing or pulling
Types:
tweeze
pluck with tweezers
Type of:
draw, force, pull
cause to move by pulling

v remove by drawing or pulling

Synonyms:
draw away, draw off
pick off, pluck, tweak
pull or pull out sharply
Type of:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

v cause to withdraw

Type of:
remove
remove from a position or an office
2

v be successful; achieve a goal

Synonyms:
bring off, carry off, manage, negociate
Antonyms:
fail
be unable
Type of:
bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win
attain success or reach a desired goal
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