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English verb: pull up | |||
| 1. | pull up (motion) come to a halt after driving somewhere | ||
| Samples | The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn. The chauffeur hauled up in front of us. | ||
| Synonyms | draw up, haul up | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | halt, stop | ||
| Verb group | draw up, pull up | ||
| Domain category | driving | ||
| 2. | pull up (motion) straighten oneself | ||
| Samples | He drew himself up when he talked to his superior. | ||
| Synonyms | draw up, straighten up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | straighten | ||
| 3. | pull up (motion) cause (a vehicle) to stop | ||
| Samples | He pulled up the car in front of the hotel. | ||
| Synonyms | draw up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stop | ||
| Verb group | draw up, haul up, pull up | ||
| Domain category | driving | ||
| 4. | pull up (contact) remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense | ||
| Samples | Pull weeds. Extract a bad tooth. Take out a splinter. Extract information from the telegram. | ||
| Synonyms | draw out, extract, pull, pull out, take out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | demodulate, squeeze out, thread, wring out | ||
| Verb group | draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out | ||
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