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pull up

vb. 1 (&lit pull up English) 2 # (context transitive intransitive English) lift upwards or vertically. 3 # pull forward. 4 (context idiomatic English) retrieve; get. 5 (context idiomatic English) drive close towards something, especially a curb.

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pull up
  1. v. come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us" [syn: draw up, haul up]

  2. straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior" [syn: draw up, straighten up]

  3. cause (a vehicle) to stop; "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel" [syn: draw up]

  4. draw or pull out, 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" [syn: extract, pull out, pull, take out, draw out]

Wikipedia
Pull up

Pull up may refer to:

  • Pull-up (exercise), an upper body exercise
  • Pull-up resistor, a technique in digital electronics
  • Pull Up refactoring, a technique used in object-oriented programming
  • Pull up, the process of changing a film from one frame rate to another - see telecine
  • Training pants, a form of diaper that is in one solid piece, in the same form as underwear, lacking taped sides
  • Pull-up jumper, a basketball move in which a player dribble drives, stops and shoots a jump shot
  • Pull up, to stop or slow a racehorse during or after a race or workout.
  • " Pull Up", a song by American hip hop recording artist Wiz Khalifa
Pull Up (Wiz Khalifa song)

"Pull Up" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Wiz Khalifa, featuring American hip hop recording artist Lil Uzi Vert. It was released for digital download on May 24, 2016 as the first single of his upcoming seventh studio album Rolling Papers 2, with the record label; Atlantic Records and WEA. It was produced by Ricky P and TM88.

Usage examples of "pull up".

Within minutes I could hear the blue-and-white pull up in front of the house.

The big black Buick without lights cut in front of the Cadillac and a cop yelled out the open window: 'Pull up!

For scarcely were they over the river when a horseman barred their way, and called upon the driver to pull up.

I enjoy having people slow to 55mph and change lanes when I pull up behind them.

The baby was over a year old now, and scampering everywhere, to pull up flowers and trample in them, tumble the baskets and tear at skirts, until Elis grew quite exasperated.

Chore completed, he slid behind his desk, and motioned for Chapel and Sarah to pull up chairs on either side of him.

He waited for the Mercedes to pull up behind him, his eyes trained on the rearview mirror.

Instead of internal switching it could reach out a hand to turn on the music, even pull up the shade if need be.

They watched it come up the surfaced travelway, through the vehicle park, and pull up before the entrance.

I disliked to have the cow there, because I knew her inclination to pull up the stake, and transfer her field of mowing to the garden, but especially because of her voice.

This grass has a slender, beautiful stalk : and when you cut it down) or pull up a long root of it, you fancy it is got rid of.