āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to pull up
[phrase form: pull]
01
āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž, āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻž
to lift or position something or someone upward
Transitive: to pull up sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He bent down to pull the zipper up on his jacket.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻĒ āĻāĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž
(of a vehicle) to come to a stop
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The delivery van pulled up outside the bakery early in the morning.
āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĄā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĨā§āĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻž
to adjust one's body to stand or sit more upright
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The coach reminded the team to pull up straight while waiting for their turn on the track.
āĻā§āĻ āĻĻāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž
to detach something with force
Transitive: to pull up sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A sudden jerk of the fishing rod can pull up the hook from the water.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻ§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ°āĻĄā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻšā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
05
āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž
to make a vehicle stop its movement
Transitive: to pull up a vehicle
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The captain had to pull the cruise ship up to the designated port.
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
06
āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¨āĻž
to move a piece of furniture, typically a chair, nearer to a specific spot or individual
Transitive: to pull up a seat
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Noticing the elderly man standing, he pulled up a stool for him.
āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§, āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
07
āĻāĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨, āĻāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°
to obtain and access a source of information about someone or something
Transitive: to pull up a source of information
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I 'll pull up his profile to see his qualifications.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĨ¤
08
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to confront someone about their improper behavior or actions
Dialect
British
BritishTransitive: to pull up sb for an action or behavior | to pull up sb on an action or behavior
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The manager pulled up the team for not adhering to company guidelines.
āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
09
āĻāĻ¸āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to go or travel somewhere, often to meet someone
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They pulled up to the party together.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
