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pull-off

noun

Meaning

  1. An area by the side of a road where vehicles may stop; a lay-by.
  2. The technique, when playing a string instrument, of using a finger of the fret hand to pluck a string by pulling the finger off the fretboard.
  3. Able to be removed by pulling.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

layby(English)lay-by(English)lay by(English)lay bye(English)lay-bye(English)drive-off(English)pull-in(English)pullout(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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