pull up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, up.
  2. To lift upwards or vertically.
  3. To pull forward.
  4. To raise the nose of an aircraft.
  5. To fetch for display on a screen.
  6. To arrive at a halt; to approach and stop at a particular point.
  7. To travel somewhere, especially to meet someone else; to come to.
  8. To cause (a horse) to stop when riding.
  9. To cause (a person or vehicle) to stop.
  10. To admonish or criticize someone for their actions.
  11. 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).
  12. To improve; to get better; to lift one's game.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

pull up pulls up pulling up pulled up

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Derived words

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