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English Dictionary: pull off by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pull off
v
  1. pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
    Synonym(s): 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"
    Synonym(s): pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage
    Antonym(s): 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"
    Synonym(s): draw off, draw away, pull off
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