pull up in English dictionary

  • pull up

    Meanings and definitions of "pull up"

    • lift upwards or vertically
    • (idiomatic) retrieve; get
    • (idiomatic) drive close towards something, especially a curb.
    • verb
      Used other than as an idiom: [i]see pull, up.[/i]
    • verb
      (idiomatic)
      Retrieve; get.
    • verb
      (idiomatic)
      Drive close towards something, especially a curb.
    • pull up (at a gate)
    • verb
      cause (a vehicle) to stop; "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel"
    • verb
      come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us"
    • verb
      remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
    • verb
      straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior"

    Synonyms of "pull up" in English dictionary

    pull out, stop, remove are the top synonyms of "pull up" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of pull up

    • pull up (third-person singular simple present pulls up, present participle pulling up, simple past and past participle pulled up)

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