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English verb: pull off | |||
| 1. | pull off (contact) pull or pull out sharply | ||
| Samples | Pluck the flowers off the bush. | ||
| Synonyms | pick off, pluck, tweak | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | draw, force, pull | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | tweeze | ||
| Verb group | draw away, draw off, pull off | ||
| 2. | pull off (social) cause to withdraw | ||
| Samples | We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove | ||
| 3. | pull off (social) be successful; achieve a goal | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | bring off, carry off, manage, negociate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win | ||
| Antonyms | fail | ||
| 4. | pull off (contact) remove by drawing or pulling | ||
| Samples | She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth. Draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese. | ||
| Synonyms | draw away, draw off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Verb group | pick off, pluck, pull off, tweak | ||
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