pull off

Verb

• remove by drawing or pulling
  • She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth
    
  • draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese
    

• 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
    

• cause to withdraw
  • We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged
    

• pull or pull out sharply
  • pluck the flowers off the bush
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  draw off , draw away , negociate , bring off , carry off , manage , pluck , tweak , pick off