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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. come to a halt after driving somewhere;
- Example: "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"
- Example: "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us"
[syn: draw up, pull up, haul up]

2. straighten oneself;
- Example: "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior"
[syn: draw up, pull up, straighten up]

3. cause (a vehicle) to stop;
- Example: "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel"
[syn: draw up, pull up]

4. remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense;
- Example: "pull weeds"
- Example: "extract a bad tooth"
- Example: "take out a splinter"
- Example: "extract information from the telegram"
[syn: extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pull up
    v 1: come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled
         up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front
         of us" [syn: draw up, pull up, haul up]
    2: straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to his
       superior" [syn: draw up, pull up, straighten up]
    3: cause (a vehicle) to stop; "He pulled up the car in front of
       the hotel" [syn: draw up, pull up]
    4: remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an
       abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take
       out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
       [syn: extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out,
       draw out]