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pull-up   (TTS Sound)

The noun pull-up has 2 senses

• pull-in, pull-up -- (a roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers)


• pull-up, chin-up -- (an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar)

The verb pull up has 4 senses

• draw up, pull up, haul up -- (come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us")


• draw up, pull up, straighten up -- (straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior")


• draw up, pull up -- (cause (a vehicle) to stop; "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel")


• extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out -- (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")