as in to stop
to bring (something) to a standstill
the jockey tried to pull up the apparently injured horse
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Kasamatsu pulls up to a barren spa and plays the right card to gain access to a room filled with beautiful women of his choosing.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 Aug. 2024
Instead of long hair spilling over her shoulders like a ‘90s supermodel, Carpenter wore her hair pulled up and back in effortless waves, with two sections of hair pulled out from the loose updo around her face.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Aug. 2024
When the Verizon workers stopped at the corner of President St. and Brooklyn Ave., Nurse pulled up alongside them, the feds allege.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
Holland claims Fif pulled up to his neighborhood looking for him.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 5 Aug. 2024
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 Aug. 2024
Instead of long hair spilling over her shoulders like a ‘90s supermodel, Carpenter wore her hair pulled up and back in effortless waves, with two sections of hair pulled out from the loose updo around her face.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Aug. 2024
When the Verizon workers stopped at the corner of President St. and Brooklyn Ave., Nurse pulled up alongside them, the feds allege.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
Holland claims Fif pulled up to his neighborhood looking for him.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Pull up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20up. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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