pull up

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Definition

  1. Verb (transitive):

    • To cause a vehicle to stop and come to a standstill, typically by the side of a road.
    • To remove something by pulling, often with effort; to extract.
    • To bring something closer or to a higher position by pulling.

  2. Verb (intransitive):

    • To come to a stop, especially in a vehicle.
    • To straighten one's posture; to make oneself erect.
Usage and Examples
  • Verb (transitive - stopping a vehicle):
    • The taxi driver pulled up the cab outside the station.
    • Please pull up your car by the curb.
  • Verb (intransitive - coming to a stop):
    • A black sedan pulled up outside the house.
    • We pulled up at the traffic lights.
  • Verb (transitive - removing/extracting):
    • The dentist had to pull up the infected tooth.
    • She pulled up the weeds from the garden bed.
  • Verb (reflexive - straightening posture):
    • He pulled himself up to his full height when the officer entered.
Advanced Usage
  • "to pull someone up": To reprimand, correct, or criticize someone for a mistake.
    • The manager pulled him up for being late to the meeting.
  • "to pull up stakes": To leave one's home or current situation to go somewhere else.
    • After twenty years, they decided to pull up stakes and move to the coast.
Variants and Related Words
  • Pull-up (noun): A type of upper-body strength exercise where one lifts one's body up to a bar.
    • He can do twenty pull-ups in a row.
  • Uproot (verb): To pull a plant, including its roots, from the ground (similar to the "remove" sense).
  • Halt (verb): To bring or come to a stop (similar to the "stop" sense).
Synonyms
  • Stop, halt, draw up (for the vehicle sense).
  • Extract, remove, uproot, take out (for the removal sense).
  • Straighten, erect (for the posture sense).
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Pull over: To drive a vehicle to the side of the road and stop.
    • The police officer signaled for her to pull over.
  • Pull in: To arrive at a destination (especially by vehicle).
    • The train pulls in at 6 PM.
Related Idioms
  • Pull your socks up: To make an effort to improve your work or behavior.
    • If you want to pass, you need to pull your socks up and study.
  • Pull up a chair: An invitation for someone to join you by sitting down.
    • "Come in! Pull up a chair and tell me your news."
Verb
  1. 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
  2. cause (a vehicle) to stop
    • He pulled up the car in front of the hotel
  3. straighten oneself
    • He drew himself up when he talked to his superior
  4. come to a halt after driving somewhere
    • The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn
    • The chauffeur hauled up in front of us

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