ˈmænɪdʒ plʌk twiːk pull or pull out sharply pluck the flowers off the bush remove by drawing or pulling She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese cause to withdraw We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged be successful; achieve a goal I managed to carry the box upstairs She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it The pianist negociated the difficult runs