| VERB | contact | pull off, pluck, tweak, pick off | pull or pull out sharply |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | pull off | cause to withdraw | |
| social | pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage | be successful | |
| contact | pull off, draw off, draw away | remove by drawing or pulling |
| Meaning | Pull or pull out sharply. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | pluck, tweak, pick off | |
| Entailed by | harp | Play the harp |
| Narrower | tweeze | pluck with tweezers |
| Broader | pull, draw | Cause to move by pulling |
| See also | pull | cause to move by pulling |
| Similar to | draw off, draw away, pull off | Remove by drawing or pulling |
| Spanish | arrancar, desplumar, jalar, pelar, pelliscar, sacar | |
| Catalan | arrancar, arrencar, pelar, plomar | |
| Meaning | Cause to withdraw. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | remove | Remove from a position or an office |
| Meaning | Be successful; achieve a goal. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | negociate, bring off, carry off, manage | |
| Broader | succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods | attain success or reach a desired goal / goal |
| Opposite | fail | Be unable |
| Spanish | conseguir, lograr | |
| Meaning | Remove by drawing or pulling. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | draw off, draw away | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Similar to | pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off | Pull or pull out sharply |
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