1. (verb) pull-off, rest area, rest stop, layby, lay-by
designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily
2. (verb) pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off
pull or pull out sharply
"pluck the flowers off the bush"
3. (verb) pull off
cause to withdraw
"We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged"
4. (verb) pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage
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"
5. (verb) draw off, draw away, pull off
remove by drawing or pulling
"She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese"
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