1. Designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily
   "They used the pull-off to check their map";
   - rest area [N. Amer], rest stop, layby [Brit], lay-by [Brit], turnout [N. Amer]

1. Be successful; achieve a goal
   "The pianist pulled off the difficult runs";
   - negotiate, bring off, carry off, manage
    
2. Pull or pull out sharply
   "He pulled off the loose thread from his sweater";
   - pluck, tweak, pick off
    
3. Cause to withdraw
   "The coach pulled off the struggling player in the final minutes of the game"
    
4. Remove by drawing or pulling
   "She placed the tray down and pulled off the cloth";
   - draw off, draw away

Derived forms: pulling off, pulled off, pull-offs, pulls off

See also: bring, draw

Type of: area, bring home the bacon [informal], come through, come up trumps [Brit, informal], deliver the goods, draw, pull, remove, succeed, take, take away, turn up trumps [Brit, informal], win, withdraw

Encyclopedia: Pull-off