Pull up Meaning in English

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Definition

'Pull up' means to stop a vehicle, approach someone or something, or do an exercise where you lift your body with your arms on a bar.

Usage & Nuances

Informal in most uses. For vehicles, 'pull up' means to stop temporarily or arrive ('pull up to the curb'). In fitness, it's always 'do a pull-up' or 'pull-ups' (noun, exercise). Sometimes means confronting someone ('pull up on someone', slang). Don't confuse with 'pull over' (to stop at the side of the road).

• Spanish: detenerse (vehículo) - acercarse - dominada (ejercicio)
• Portuguese (BR): parar (veículo) - aproximar-se - barra fixa (exercício físico)
• Portuguese (PT): parar (veículo) - aproximar-se - elevação na barra (exercício)
• Chinese (Simplified): 停车（车辆）- 靠近 - 引体向上（锻炼）
• Chinese (Traditional): 停車（車輛）- 靠近 - 引體向上（運動）
• Hindi: रुकना (गाड़ी) - पास आना - पुल-अप (व्यायाम)
• Arabic: التوقف (للمركبة) - الاقتراب - تمرين الشد لأعلى (رياضة)
• Bengali: থামানো (গাড়ি, যানবাহন) - এগিয়ে আসা (কাছাকাছি আসা) - চেয়ার টেনে আনা - পুল-আপ (ব্যায়াম)
• Russian: остановиться (на машине) - подъехать - пододвинуть (стул) - подтягивание (упражнение)
• Japanese: 停まる（車など） - 近づく - 椅子を引き寄せる - 懸垂（けんすい・運動）
• Vietnamese: dừng lại (xe) - tiến lại gần - kéo ghế lại - hít xà (bài tập)
• Korean: 멈추다 (차량) - 다가오다 - 의자를 끌어오다 - 턱걸이 (운동)
• Turkish: durmak (araç için) - yaklaşmak - sandalye çekmek - barfiks (egzersiz)
• Urdu: رک جانا (گاڑی) - قریب آنا - کرسی قریب کرنا - پل اپ (ورزش)
• Indonesian: berhenti (kendaraan) - mendekat - menarik kursi - pull-up (olahraga)

Example Sentences

The taxi pulled up outside the hotel.

basic

If you don't like what I said, you can pull up on me anytime.

natural

Can you pull up a chair and join us?

basic

He can do five pull-ups at the gym.

basic

When I pulled up to the party, everyone was already dancing.

natural

Just pull up the document on your phone and show me.

natural