Synonyms of pull up

pull up

verb

as in to stop

to bring (something) to a standstill

the jockey tried to pull up the apparently injured horse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stop
• halt
• catch
• stall
• check
• stay
• draw up
• hold up
• bring up
• arrest
• block
• fetch up
• still
• hold back
• hinder
• cut off
• suspend
• hold
• impede
• end
• stem
• snag
• obstruct
• dam
• turn back
• detain
• conclude
• balk
• clog
• rein (in)
• terminate
• suppress
• blockade
• discontinue
• choke off
• bottleneck
• baffle
• repress
• call
• squelch
• stunt
• squash
• stanch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keep (on)
• carry on
• run on
• continue
• keep up
• persist
• proceed
• move
• go along
• march
• advance
• progress
• follow through (with)
• push
• fare
• drive
• stir
• spur
• propel
• wend
• budge
• actuate
• goad
• impel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pull up

Adams’ car pulls up to the NYPD Academy in Flushing, Queens, where this year’s class of more than 1,000 cadets has assembled in a massive auditorium. —Molly Ball, Time, 29 Oct. 2025

Please Don’t Destroy member Ben Marshall was pulled up to the main cast, while Martin Herlihy moved to the writing staff and John Higgins left the show. —Jack Dunn, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025

Silver Dollar Saloon The Silver Dollar Saloon, opened in 1879, is another historic spot that has seen it all, from boomtown miners to legendary figures like Doc Holliday pulling up a chair at its grand mahogany bar. —Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025

Visitors can even pull up a chair or rent private cabanas to take in all the action. —Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025