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pull up

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pull up in WordNet English dictionary

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"
    extract  pull out  pull  pull up  take out  draw out 
  2. come to a halt after driving somewhere
    "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us"
    draw up  pull up  haul up 
  3. cause (a vehicle) to stop
    "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel"
    draw up  pull up 
  4. straighten oneself
    "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior"
    draw up  pull up  straighten up 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University


pull up in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (verb) lift upwards or vertically
  2. (verb) (idiom) retrieve; get
  3. (verb) (idiom) drive close to something, especially a curb.
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