pull up
To move or bring to the present location in its upright positionTo move or bring (something) to the present location in its upright position.
» Tom saw a car pull up.
Том бачив машину, що зупинилася. — deniko
Том побачив машину, що зупинилася. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
15 senses(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.
(idiomatic, transitive)To fetch for display on a screen.
Pull up that website for me; it sounds quite interesting.
(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.
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
(idiomatic)To cause (a horse) to stop when riding.
cause (a vehicle) to stop
(idiomatic)To cause (a person or vehicle) to stop.
(idiomatic, rare)To improve; to get better; to lift one's game.
(ambitransitive, idiomatic)To raise (the nose of an aircraft)
Terrain, terrain! Pull up! Pull up!
(idiomatic)To adopt a posture with straight back and shoulders down, but ribcage and sternum lifted.
(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).
(Australia, idiomatic)To fare after a party, an illness, or a strenuous effort; to attempt to recover.
How'd you pull up this morning?
(UK, idiomatic)To admonish or criticize someone for their actions.
Examples
180 sentencesTom saw a car pull up.
Том бачив машину, що зупинилася. — deniko
My grandmother was pulling up weeds in her backyard.
Моя бабця полола бур'яни на задньому подвір'ї. — mutternoise
ruМоя бабушка пропалывала сорняки на заднем дворе. — mutternoise
deMeine Oma jätete im Hintergarten Unkraut. — xtofu80
Pull up to the curb.
Зупинися біля узбіччя. — deniko
ruПрижмись к обочине. — odexed
Tom pulled up in his car.
I heard a car pull up.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
pulls up, pulling up, pulled up, pulled up| Base form | pull up · to pull up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pulls up |
| Present participle | pulling up |
| Past simple | pulled up |
| Past participle | pulled up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- 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.
More 8
- pull throughпоспівати, устигнутиTo come through pain and trouble through perseverance.
- pull aheadвиграти, перемогтиTo move into a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).
- pull onTo put on (clothes) by tugging.
- pull forTo root for, support, or encourage (someone).
- pull intoSynonym of pull in (To park frontways in a parking spot)
- pull aboutTo treat crudely, meanly or harshly.
- pull apartUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, apart.
- pull asideTo separate (someone) from a crowd for a private conversation
Synonyms
14 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb