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Messier42 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Pull up

I got a call from police that my house was burglarized. I pull up to see my detained.

What does "pull up"mean?
Is it sort of "stop by"?
  

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messier42 to see my detained You are missing something. This makes no sense. messier42 What does "pull up"mean?

— CalifJim

  • messier42 to see my detained You are missing something.
  • This makes no sense.
  • messier42 What does "pull up"mean?
  • Drive your vehicle to some destination and stop.
  • Arrive in a vehicle.
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messier42to see my detained
You are missing something. This makes no sense.
messier42What does "pull up"mean?
Drive your vehicle to some destination and stop. Arrive in a vehicle.

CJ
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Is "pull up" the same as "pull over"?
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Not exactly.
Pull up normally means stopping in a particular location, such as in front of your house.
Pull over normally means stopping temporarily beside the road. The location may be mentioned, but it doesn't have to be.
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The train pulled up in the station.
The police car pulled up right next to my car. Do they make sense?
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messier42 The train pulled up in the station.The police car pulled up right next to my car. Do they make sense?
Yes.
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