English - English (Wordnet) dictionary
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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