pull-off

[ pool-awf, -of ]

noun
  1. an act of pulling off: The inn is well worth a pull-off from the Interstate.

  2. a rest area at the side of a road where vehicles may park.

Origin of pull-off

1
First recorded in 1855–60; noun use of verb phrase pull off

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How to use pull-off in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for pull off

pull off

verb(tr)
  1. to remove (clothing) forcefully

  2. (adverb) to succeed in performing (a difficult feat)

  1. (intr) (of a motor vehicle, driver, etc) to move to the side of the road and stop

  2. (intr) (of a motor vehicle, driver, etc) to start to move

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Other Idioms and Phrases with pull-off

pull-off

Accomplish, bring off, especially in the face of difficulties or at the last minute. For example, I never thought we'd ever stage this play, but somehow we pulled it off. [Colloquial; second half of 1800s]

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