pull off
v 1: pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
[syn: {pluck}, {tweak}, {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: {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}]