pull up

Verb
  1. Come to a halt after driving somewhere (synset 201867144)
    "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us"
    referred to in: driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
    is a type of: halt, stop - come to a halt, stop moving
    same as: draw up, haul up
    verb group: draw up, pull up - cause (a vehicle) to stop
  2. Straighten oneself (synset 201986700)
    "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior"
    is a type of: straighten - get up from a sitting or slouching position
    same as: draw up, straighten up
  3. Cause (a vehicle) to stop (synset 201867396)
    "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel"
    referred to in: driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
    is a type of: stop - cause to stop
    same as: draw up
    verb group: draw up, haul up, pull up - come to a halt after driving somewhere
  4. Remove, usually with some force or effort;
    Also used in an abstract sense (synset 201353852)
    "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
    is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
    subtypes:
    • squeeze out, wring out - extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing
    • demodulate - extract information from a modulated carrier wave
    • thread - remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
    same as: draw out, extract, pull, pull out, rip out, take out, tear out
    verb group: draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out - bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

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