pull up

1. (idiomatic, transitive)To move or bring (something) to the present location in its upright position.

   Pull up a chair and sit down.

   Pull up a bench and have a seat.

2. (idiomatic, transitive)To fetch for display on a screen.

   Pull up that website for me; it sounds quite interesting.

3. (especially, idiomatic)To arrive at a halt; to approach and stop at a particular point.

   Pull up to that curb slowly; you don't want to scratch that other car.

4. To arrive at a halt; to approach and stop at a particular point.

   (broadly, especially, idiomatic, slang)To travel somewhere, especially to meet someone else; to come to.

   I'm pulling up to the club tonight, want to join?

   come to a halt after driving somewhere

5. (idiomatic)To cause (a horse) to stop when riding.

   cause (a vehicle) to stop

6. (idiomatic)To cause (a person or vehicle) to stop.

7. (idiomatic, rare)To improve; to get better; to lift one's game.

8. (ambitransitive, idiomatic)To raise (the nose of an aircraft)

   Terrain, terrain! Pull up! Pull up!

9. (idiomatic)To adopt a posture with straight back and shoulders down, but ribcage and sternum lifted.

10. (idiomatic, transitive)To intentionally take a racehorse out of a race, usually as a result of the horse's tiredness or concerns of potential injury (in reference to the act of pulling up the reins).

11. (Australia, idiomatic)To fare after a party, an illness, or a strenuous effort; to attempt to recover.

    How'd you pull up this morning?

12. (UK, idiomatic)To admonish or criticize someone for their actions.

1. Tom saw a car pull up.

   Том бачив машину, що зупинилася.

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2. My grandmother was pulling up weeds in her backyard.

   Моя бабця полола бур'яни на задньому подвір'ї.

   ruМоя бабушка пропалывала сорняки на заднем дворе.

   deMeine Oma jätete im Hintergarten Unkraut.

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3. Pull up to the curb.

   Зупинися біля узбіччя.

   ruПрижмись к обочине.

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4. Tom pulled up in his car.

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5. I heard a car pull up.

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irregular

• pull upпідняти, дістатиTo move or bring (something) to the present location in its upright position.
• pull offзловживати, ображатиTo remove by pulling.
• pull outмалювати, намалюватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, out.
• pull inзробити, робитиTo pull something, so that it comes inside.
• pull downвпускати, впуститиTo make (something) lower (especially of clothes).
• pull backмалювати, намалюватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, back.
• pull overпідняти, дістатиTo come to a stop, and turn off the road (i.e. onto the roadside or hard shoulder).
• pull awayвідірватися, відриватисяTo move ahead.