What is "pull off"

vb. 1 To remove by pulling. 2 (context idiomatic English) To achieve; to succeed at something difficult.

1. v. 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]