pull-off
noun
an act of pulling off.
pull-off
American
[pool-awf, -of]
/ ˈpʊlˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
noun
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an act of pulling off.
The inn is well worth a pull-off from the Interstate.
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a rest area at the side of a road where vehicles may park.
pull off
British
verb
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to remove (clothing) forcefully
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(adverb) to succeed in performing (a difficult feat)
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(intr) (of a motor vehicle, driver, etc) to move to the side of the road and stop
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(intr) (of a motor vehicle, driver, etc) to start to move
pull off
Idioms
Etymology
Origin of pull-off
First recorded in 1855–60; noun use of verb phrase pull off
Example Sentences
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“There was certainly a pull-off of the kinds of the missions we were trying to do to accommodate that visit.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
Past the Oxford Casino and views of distant mountains, Route 26 parallels the Little Androscoggin River through Paris to Snow Falls, a popular pull-off for the waterfalls and picnic area.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2020
There’s a lot happening at this little roadside pull-off at milepost 36.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2019
It is not so much a town as a pull-off on the side of the road.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2017
The light pull-off enables a steady shooter to make surpassingly fine diagrams.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886 by Various
But could Prenga spoil the party and pull off a huge shock to go down in boxing history as the man who got in the way of Joshua-Fury happening?
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
At the time, Wall Street was doubtful that Verizon would be able to pull off the transformation without eroding its financials or offsetting the industry balance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
They all showed that a middle-ground strategy is tough to pull off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
"No other lab in the world has been able to pull off these kinds of recordings systematically," says Zhou.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
A pair of women on bicycles pull off the road and gape at the truck as its passes: some infernal lorry sent to blight their town.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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