vverb.contactpull or pull out sharplySynset:pick off pluck tweak
Examples:- pluck the flowers off the bush
Derivationally Related Form:tweak
Hypernyms:draw pull
Inherited Hypernyms:pluckpullmove
Direct Hyponyms:tweeze
Full Troponyms:tweeze
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.socialcause to withdrawExamples:- We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged
Hypernyms:remove
Inherited Hypernyms:pull offremove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.socialbe successful; achieve a goalSynset:bring off carry off manage negociate
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:fail
Hypernyms:bring home the bacon come through deliver the goods succeed win
Inherited Hypernyms:pull offsucceed
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE (apply to: manage)
vverb.contactremove by drawing or pullingSynset:draw away draw off
Examples:- She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth
- draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese
Hypernyms:remove take take away withdraw
Inherited Hypernyms:draw offremove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something