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pull up on

pull up on verb: to come to, visit.

Verb

pull up on (third-person singular simple present pulls up on, present participle pulling up on, simple past and past participle pulled up on)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To come to, visit.
    • Do you mind if I pull up on you in about half an hour?
  2. (idiomatic, slang) To call out or criticise someone for something they have done wrong.
  3. (slang, African-American Vernacular) To a do a drive-by on (someone).

Forms of pull up on

third-person singular presentpulls up on
present participlepulling up on
past participlepulled up on
pastpulled up on

Origin of pull up on

From pull up + on. The "call out"/"criticise" sense is derived from the analogy of cops (police) pulling up alongside of one's vehicle in order to confront or arrest them for wrongdoing.

Questions about pull up on

What does pull up on mean?
Pull up on means to come to, visit.
What part of speech is pull up on?
Pull up on is a verb.
What is the past tense of pull up on?
The past tense of pull up on is pulled up on.

Words near pull up on in the dictionary

  1. pull tongues
  2. pull up
  3. pull up a chair
  4. pull up a floor
  5. pull up a pew
  6. pull up on
  7. pull up one's socks
  8. pull up short
  9. pull up stakes
  10. pull up stumps
  11. pull up the drawbridge

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