Search Result for "pull off":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. pull or pull out sharply;
- Example: "pluck the flowers off the bush"
[syn: pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off]

2. cause to withdraw;
- Example: "We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged"

3. be successful; achieve a goal;
- Example: "She succeeded in persuading us all"
- Example: "I managed to carry the box upstairs"
- Example: "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"
- Example: "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"
[syn: pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage]

4. remove by drawing or pulling;
- Example: "She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth"
- Example: "draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese"
[syn: draw off, draw away, pull off]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pull off v 1: pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush" [syn: pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off] 2: cause to withdraw; "We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged" 3: 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" [syn: pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage] [ant: fail] 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" [syn: draw off, draw away, pull off]