English Dictionary
◊ PULL UP
pull up
v 1: as of vehicles or their riders; "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 to stop; as of vehicles; "He pulled up the car in
front of the hotel" [syn: {draw up}]
4: pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has
spread all over the garden" [syn: {uproot}, {extirpate}, {deracinate},
{root out}]