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pulled up

pulled up is the simple past and past participle of pull up.

Meaning of pull up

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To move or bring (something) to the present location in its upright position.
    • Pull up a chair and sit down.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To fetch for display on a screen.
    • Pull up that website for me; it sounds quite interesting.
  3. (especially, idiomatic) To arrive at a halt; to approach and stop at a particular point.
    • Pull up to that curb slowly; you don't want to scratch that other car.
    1. (broadly, especially, idiomatic, slang) To travel somewhere, especially to meet someone else; to come to.
      • I'm pulling up to the club tonight, want to join?
  4. (idiomatic) To cause (a horse) to stop when riding.
  5. (idiomatic) To cause (a person or vehicle) to stop.
    • "Well, sir, we were always pulled up on Thursday; practically always, you may say. It got to be quite a saying among those who used the train regular; they used to look out for it. […] I suppose it wasn't thought worth while to alter us in the time-table, so we most always had to wait outside Three...1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados

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Questions about pulled up

What is pulled up the simple past and past participle of?
Pulled up is the simple past and past participle of pull up.

Words near pulled up in the dictionary

  1. pulled through
  2. pulled time
  3. pulled to publish
  4. pulled together
  5. pulled tongues
  6. pulled up
  7. pulled up on
  8. pulled up one's socks
  9. pulled up short
  10. pulled up stakes
  11. pulled up the ladder

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