Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pull off

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: pul-l off
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove by pulling.

Transitive verb

verb

To achieve, accomplish, succeed at (something difficult).

Transitive verb

verb

To turn off (a road onto the side of the road, or onto another road).

verb

To begin moving and then move away; to pull away.

Intransitive verb

verb

To masturbate manually.

Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Pull off old blossoms so that the plant will keep flowering."
"As soon as she got home, she pulled off her clothes."
"to pull off a heist"
"Six pages is a lot to write in one night. Do you think she can pull it off?"
""Oh, I shall pull it off. I shall jolly well have to succeed," said Michael light-heartedly; feeling unusually confident."
"‘Never thought I'd pull it off. Picked up that colour flick on the water first-rate. Movement, Edmund, damme, got it a treat on that water.’"

Usage

Inflected Forms

pulls off (present, singular) pulling off (participle, present) pulled off (participle, past) pulled off (past)

Frequently Paired Words

get away with

Synonyms

jerk off abuse bash one out bate beat it beat off crank one out fap frig goon jack off jack it

Questions

What does pull off mean?: To remove by pulling.

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