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pull up
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pull up

verb

Definition of PULL UP

transitive verb
1
: to bring to a stop : halt
2
: check, rebuke
intransitive verb
1
a : to check oneself
b : to come to an often abrupt halt : stop
2
: to draw even with others in a race

Examples of PULL UP

  1. <the jockey tried to pull up the apparently injured horse>

First Known Use of PULL UP

1623

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Synonyms
arrest, bring up, catch, check, draw up, fetch up, hold up, 1halt, stall, stay, still, stop

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