pull-off

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
adj
  1. Able to be removed by pulling.

Word forms

pull-off pull-offs

Etymology

From the phrasal verb pull off.

Derived words

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