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My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing.
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Meaning of "pull off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PULL OFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PULL OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pull off is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES PULL OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pull-off

A pull-off is a stringed instrument technique performed by plucking a string by "pulling" the string off the fingerboard with one of the fingers being used to fret the note.

Definition of pull off in the English dictionary

The first definition of pull off in the dictionary is to remove forcefully. Other definition of pull off is to succeed in performing. Pull off is also to move to the side of the road and stop.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PULL OFF

pull a fast one
pull a fastie
pull about
pull apart
pull back
pull cord
pull down
pull in
pull on
pull one´s punches
pull one´s socks up
pull one´s weight
pull oneself together
pull out
pull out all the stops
pull over
pull rank
pull someone´s leg
pull strings
pull the plug on

WORDS THAT END LIKE PULL OFF

better off
boil off
call off
cut off
day off
fall off
get off
haul off
hold off
kick off
on and off
peel off
reel off
roll off
sell off
show off
tail off
take off
tell off
turn off

Synonyms and antonyms of pull off in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pull off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PULL OFF

Find out the translation of pull off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pull off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pull off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拉断
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lograr
570 millions of speakers

English

pull off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुल बंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سحب قبالة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

снять
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retirar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্ধ টান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enlever
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tarik keluar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abziehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

脱ぐ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

해내
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Narik mati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thành công
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழுக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Koparmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

strappare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zdjąć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зняти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scoate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τραβήξτε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

trek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dra av
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trekke av
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PULL OFF»

The term «pull off» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.346 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pull off

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10 QUOTES WITH «PULL OFF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pull off.
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Jessica Alba
My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing.
2
Abhishek Bachchan
I'm not a model; hence I don't see the reason to have a six-pack abs. I can pull off a tough and rugged look of a cop in 'Dhoom' series without taking my shirt off. Cops don't have to move around without a shirt to flaunt their machismo. What makes the character of a cop stand out is his attitude and not his six-pack abs.
3
Thomas P.M. Barnett
China's headlong rush to industrialize was pursued with the most Marxist of prejudices - bending nature to man's will. That's a desperately hard trick to pull off when one fifth of humanity, having previously subsisted on 7 percent of the world's freshwater supply, decides that it wants to instantaneously increase its caloric intake.
4
Andre Braugher
I'm not a good enough singer to pull off the effect.
5
C. J. Cherryh
A warrior is free to be a hero and pull off daring do and the soldier is irresponsible if he does it.
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Carly Fiorina
A merger is hard to pull off under any circumstances. It's harder when everybody is against you.
7
Ina Garten
I learned that the hardest party to pull off successfully is Saturday night dinner. This meal is expected to be elaborate: appetizers, first course, dinner, dessert, and coffee. People arrive at 7:30 or 8 p.m. and stay for hours - definitely past my bedtime - and they all go home exhausted.
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Gracie Gold
I always try to have a fun nail. It's something whimsical that you can pull off anytime.
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Alex Graves
It's funny because 'West Wing' is similar to 'Game of Thrones' in some ways, as it was very hard to pull off back then.
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Bethany Hamilton
God will give us the strength to be able to handle things. I mean, you can try to do it on your own, and sometimes you can pull off some stuff, but in the long run, it's much easier with Him by our side.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PULL OFF»

Discover the use of pull off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pull off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Banjo For Dummies
Like the hammer-on (see preceding section), the pull-off is another left-hand banjo technique that carries a lot of potential firepower. A pull-off can explode like a firecracker on the Fourth of July, be as mournful as a scorned lover's sigh, or as  ...
Bill Evans, 2011
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Greyhound motorcoach runofftheroad accident, Burnt Cabins, ...
Pennsylvania Turnpike Pull-Off Areas The turnpike has several different types and sizes of pull-off areas, both unmarked and marked emergency parking and picnic areas. The accident occurred at a marked emergency parking pull-off area  ...
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Composite Structures: Theory and Practice
R. P., and Davis, J. J., "Tension Pull-off and Shear Test Methods to Characterize 3-D Textile Reinforced Bonded Composite Tee- Joints," Composite Structures: Theoi-y and Practice, ASTM STP 1383, P. Grant and C. Q. Rousseau, Eds., ...
Peter Grant, Carl Q. Rousseau, 2001
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Intermediate Mandolin: The Complete Mandolin Method
Slurs H = Hammer-on P = Pull-off It takes a bit of strength and a lot of accuracy to execute good hammer-ons and pull-offs on the mandolin. Here are a couple of tips: HAMMER-ONS: Lift your finger directly over the note, then bring it down as if  ...
Greg Horne, 2004
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Surfactants in Tribology
400 300 200 100 0 F r i c t i o n F o r c e ( n N ) 200 0 600 400 Pull-off Force (nN) 800 1000 fIgure 2.13 Relation between friction force and pull-off force measured on two kinds of asperity arrays. Friction forces are extracted from figs. 2.10b and ...
Girma Biresaw, K.L. Mittal, 2008
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First Lessons Banjo
In tablature, the pull-off will be shown as two notes with a dash between them and the letter p underneath. The second note of the pull-off will usually occur before the following fill note. Therefore, both notes of the pull-off will commonly be ...
Jack Hatfield, 2002
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Guitar For Dummies
... 35 0:00 10-8a Open string pull-off 0:07 10-8b Fretted note pull-off 0:13 10-8c Open string double pull-off 0:20 10-8d Fretted note double pull-off 0:27 10-9a Double-stop pull-off to open strings 0:34 10-9b Double-stop pull-off from fretted notes ...
Mark Phillips, Jon Chappell, 2012
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Banjo for Beginners: An Easy Beginning Method
An Easy Beginning Method Tony Trischka. The Pull-Off The pull-off Is the last (but certainly not the least) of the "big three" left-hand maneuvers. To execute a pull- off, fret a string with a left-hand finger, pick the string with the right hand and ...
Tony Trischka, 2005
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Adhesion Measurement Methods: Theory and Practice
"The Direct Pull-off Test," P.C. Hopman, J. Oil Colour Chem. Assoc., 67(7), 179 ( 1984). 399. "Pull-off Test, an Internationally Standardized Method for Adhesion Testing — Assessment of the Relevance of Test Results," J. Sickfeld, in Adhesion  ...
Robert Lacombe, 2005
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Modern Tribology Handbook, Two Volume Set
17.1. Introduction. Measurement. of. Adhesion. and. Pull-Off. Forces. with. the. AFM. 17.1 Introduction 617 Importance of Adhesion Measurements • Review of Adhesion Properties 17.2 Experimental Procedures to Measure Adhesion in AFM  ...
Bharat Bhushan, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PULL OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pull off is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hunt For Man Who Tried To Pull Off Woman's Hijab
Police investigating an attempt to pull off a woman's hijab on a train have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to. Officers from the British ... «Sky News, Jul 15»
2
How two killers pulled off one of the craziest jailbreaks in history
How did these two convicted murderers pull off one of the most complicated prison breaks in modern American history? And how much help did they really have ... «New York Post, Jun 15»
3
Man Uses Wife, Children to Pull Off Distraction Burglary Targeting …
Police in Thousand Oaks were asking for the public's help Monday in identifying a man accused of using his family to help distract an elderly disabled woman ... «KTLA, Jun 15»
4
Can Donald Trump Pull Off a Presidential Campaign? An Inside …
Late-night shows are having a field day with Donald Trump's presidential bid, but could he get the last laugh? Trump fired back on Wednesday after the New ... «Entertainment Tonight, Jun 15»
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Governor: 2 inmates must have taken days to pull off escape
New York's state governor tours the maximum security jail from which two convicted murderers pulled off an elaborate escape. Paul Chapman reports. 2. «Yahoo News, Jun 15»
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Retirement Enhancing Moves That Are Difficult to Pull Off
Retirement Enhancing Moves That Are Difficult to Pull Off ... I can travel more during the off-season, spend more time analyzing deals and waste less money on ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jun 15»
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Dealing hobbled Joakim Noah would be hard to pull off
Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah (13) walks off the court after Game 6 against the Cleveland Cavaliers in a second-round NBA basketball playoff series in ... «Chicago Sun-Times, May 15»
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Producer Jim Wilson helps pull off an epic sale in Calabasas
Listed for as much as $25 million back in 2010, the bucolic property had been on and off the market until Wilson himself got involved in the sales process. «Los Angeles Times, May 15»
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Ten Historic Peace Deals The World Actually Managed To Pull Off
In a world continuously scarred by wars, the work of peacemakers around the globe has never been more demanding or more important. Around the globe ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
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Conservatives Pull Off A Surprisingly Big Win In The U.K.
Conservatives Pull Off A Surprisingly Big Win In The U.K.. May 08, 2015 6:40 AM ET. Eyder Peralta · Twitter. Updated at 8:21 a.m. ET. Britain's Prime Minister ... «NPR, May 15»

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