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PULL OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pull or pull out sharply
Example:
pluck the flowers off the bush
Synonyms:
pick off; pluck; pull off; tweak
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "pull off" is one way to...):
draw; pull (cause to move by pulling)
Verb group:
draw away; draw off; pull off (remove by drawing or pulling)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pull off"):
tweeze (pluck with tweezers)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Remove by drawing or pulling
Example:
draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese
Synonyms:
draw away; draw off; pull off
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
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)
Verb group:
pick off; pluck; pull off; tweak (pull or pull out sharply)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
Meaning:
Cause to withdraw
Example:
We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "pull off" is one way to...):
remove (remove from a position or an office)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 4
Meaning:
Be successful; achieve a goal
Example:
The pianist negociated the difficult runs
Synonyms:
bring off; carry off; manage; negociate; pull off
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
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
