pull up
verb to bring (something) to a standstill <the jockey tried to pull up the apparently injured horse> Synonyms arrest,
bring up,
catch,
check,
draw up,
fetch up,
hold up,
pull up,
stall,
stay,
still,
stop Related Words baffle,
balk,
block,
blockade,
bottleneck,
clog,
dam,
detain,
hinder,
hold,
hold back,
impede,
obstruct,
snag,
stem;
conclude,
cut off,
end,
terminate;
call,
discontinue,
suspend;
choke off,
rein (in),
repress,
squash,
squelch,
stanch (
or staunch),
stunt,
suppress,
turn back Near Antonyms carry on,
continue,
follow through (with),
keep (on),
keep up,
persist,
run on;
advance,
fare,
go along,
march,
move,
proceed,
progress,
wend;
actuate,
budge,
drive,
goad,
impel,
propel,
push,
spur,
stir 
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