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What is "pull-off"

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pull-off

n. designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily; "in England they call a rest area a lay-by" [syn: layby, lay-by, rest area, rest stop]

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Pull-off

A pull-off is a stringed instrument plucking technique performed by "pulling" the finger off a string off the fingerboard of either a fretted or unfretted instrument.

Usage examples of "pull-off".

I drew up a simple Zippo-type lighter, except that I made it cylindrical instead of flat to simplify the machining, and with a pull-off cap because we didn't have a decent steel spring to hold the usual flip-top in place.