 pull_up |
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| 1. | [ verb ] as of vehicles or their riders | |
| Synonyms: | haul_up draw_up | |
| Examples: | "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn" "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us" |
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| Related terms: | stop driving draw_up | |
| 2. | [ verb ] straighten oneself | |
| Synonyms: | straighten_up draw_up | |
| Examples: | "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior" |
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| Related terms: | rise chin-up | |
| 3. | [ verb ] draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense | |
| Synonyms: | extract pull_out draw_out pull take_out | |
| Examples: | "pull weeds" "extract a bad tooth" "take out a splinter" "extract information from the telegram" |
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| Related terms: | remove wring_out demodulate thread draw extraction | |
| 4. | [ verb ] cause to stop; as of vehicles | |
| Synonyms: | draw_up | |
| Examples: | "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel" |
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| Related terms: | stop driving draw_up | |
| 5. | [ verb ] pull up by or as if by the roots | |
| Synonyms: | root_out extirpate deracinate uproot | |
| Examples: | "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden" |
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| Related terms: | move deracination | |
| Similar spelling: |
pulp pull-up pulpy pull_off |
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