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v. (motion) | 1. draw up, haul up, pull up | come to a halt after driving somewhere.; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us" |
| ~ driving | the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal. |
| ~ stop, halt | come to a halt, stop moving.; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window" |
| ~ draw up, pull up | cause (a vehicle) to stop.; "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel" |
v. (motion) | 2. draw up, pull up, straighten up | straighten oneself.; "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior" |
| ~ straighten | get up from a sitting or slouching position.; "The students straightened when the teacher entered" |
v. (motion) | 3. draw up, pull up | cause (a vehicle) to stop.; "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel" |
| ~ driving | the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal. |
| ~ stop | cause to stop.; "stop a car"; "stop the thief" |
| ~ haul up, pull up, draw up | come to a halt after driving somewhere.; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us" |
v. (contact) | 4. draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, take 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" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| ~ wring out, squeeze out | extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing.; "wring out the washcloth" |
| ~ demodulate | extract information from a modulated carrier wave. |
| ~ thread | remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string.; "She had her eyebrows threaded" |
| ~ pull out, draw, get out, pull, take out | bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover.; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" |
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