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pulling over

pulling over is the present participle and gerund of pull over.

Meaning of pull over

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To come to a stop, and turn off the road (i.e. onto the roadside or hard shoulder).
    • Can you pull over just after the post office? My house is next door.
    Synonyms:
    pull up
  2. (transitive) To command or force someone to drive their vehicle to the side of the road or curb and come to a stop.
    • The cops pulled me over for speeding.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, over.

Questions about pulling over

What is pulling over the present participle and gerund of?
Pulling over is the present participle and gerund of pull over.

Words near pulling over in the dictionary

  1. pulling out of one's arse
  2. pulling out of one's ass
  3. pulling out of the bag
  4. pulling out of the fire
  5. pulling out of the hat
  6. pulling over
  7. pulling power
  8. pulling punches
  9. pulling rank
  10. pulling round
  11. pulling short

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