pull off
To remove by pullingTo remove by pulling.
» Tom pulled off his shoes.
Том снял туфли.
Том зняв взуття.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To remove by pulling.
Pull off old blossoms so that the plant will keep flowering.
As soon as she got home, she pulled off her clothes.
abzupfen, wegziehen, ausziehen
оттащитьottaščitʹ, стянутьstjanutʹ
remove by drawing or pulling
(idiomatic, transitive)To achieve, accomplish, succeed at (something difficult).
to pull off a heist
Six pages is a lot to write in one night. Do you think she can pull it off?
hinkriegen, durchziehen
добитьсяdobitʹsja, смочьsmočʹ
be successful; achieve a goal
(ambitransitive)To turn off (a road onto the side of the road, or onto another road).
(transitive) After about a mile, we pulled off the main road onto a dirt track.
(intransitive) I think the car is overheating – we'd better pull off .
abbiegen, herunterfahren, an den Straßenrand fahren
съехатьsʺjexatʹ
(intransitive)To begin moving and then move away; to pull away.
As the police approached, the car pulled off and sped away into the distance.
anziehen, wegziehen
(reflexive, slang, transitive, usually, vulgar)To masturbate manually.
sich einen runterholen
Examples
159 sentencesTom pulled off his shoes.
Том зняв взуття.
ruТом снял туфли.
How did you pull that off?
ruКак ты этого добился?
How did Tom pull that off?
Tom pulled the ring off his finger.
We can't pull this off without Tom.
ruНам не удастся это без Тома.
deOhne Tom können wir das hier nicht zum Erfolg führen.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 5
Forms
pulls off, pulling off, pulled off, pulled off| Base form | pull off · to pull off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pulls off |
| Present participle | pulling off |
| Past simple | pulled off |
| Past participle | pulled off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- pull upпідняти, дістатиTo move or bring (something) to the present location in its upright position.
- pull offзловживати, ображатиTo remove by pulling.
- pull outмалювати, намалюватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, out.
- pull inзробити, робитиTo pull something, so that it comes inside.
- pull downвпускати, впуститиTo make (something) lower (especially of clothes).
- pull backмалювати, намалюватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, back.
- pull overпідняти, дістатиTo come to a stop, and turn off the road (i.e. onto the roadside or hard shoulder).
- pull awayвідірватися, відриватисяTo move ahead.
More 8
- pull throughпоспівати, устигнутиTo come through pain and trouble through perseverance.
- pull aheadвиграти, перемогтиTo move into a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).
- pull onTo put on (clothes) by tugging.
- pull forTo root for, support, or encourage (someone).
- pull intoSynonym of pull in (To park frontways in a parking spot)
- pull aboutTo treat crudely, meanly or harshly.
- pull apartUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, apart.
- pull asideTo separate (someone) from a crowd for a private conversation
Synonyms
48 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb