pull up English

Meaning pull up meaning

What does pull up mean?

pull up

— verb (= haul up) come to a halt after driving somewhere The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn The chauffeur hauled up in front of us

— verb (= draw up) straighten oneself He drew himself up when he talked to his superior

— verb cause (a vehicle) to stop He pulled up the car in front of the hotel

— verb (= extract, pull, take out) 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

Synonyms pull up synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as pull up?

pull up English » English

draw up

pull out

uproot

pull

roll up

rescue

extract

root up

haul up

draw out

stop

pull in

get up

straighten up

reposition

pluck

lift up

hold up

halt

eradicate

draw in

draw

drag up

come to a halt

check

weed out

weed

tuck

tear up

take out

stall

stagnate

shorten

jerk up

yank up

wind up

wind

turn out

turn off

tug

trice

tow

to

thwart

tell off

tear out

tear apart

tear

take up

take sth out

Topics pull up topics

What do people use pull up to talk about?

Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Lift

• What words refer to moving something up?
  lift lift up raise put up hoist pull up elevate erect uplift heighten jack up pick up levitate

Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Take something out of something

• What words refer to taking something out of the ground?
  root out uproot dig out pull up weed out grub up rake out

Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Pull

• What words refer to pulling something in some direction?
  pull down pull up pull across pull out