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Noun: pull-up  pûl úp
  1. An arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar
    - chin-up
     
  2. [Brit] A roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers
    - pull-in [Brit]
Verb: pull up
  1. (driving) come to a halt after driving somewhere
    "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn";
    - draw up, haul up
     
  2. Straighten oneself
    - draw up, straighten up
     
  3. (driving) cause (a vehicle) to stop
    "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel";
    - draw up
     
  4. Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
    - extract, pull out, pull, take out, draw out, rip out, tear out

Derived forms: pull-ups, pulled up, pulling up, pulls up

See also: draw

Type of: arm exercise, cafe, café, caff [Brit, informal], coffee bar, coffee shop, coffeehouse, halt, remove, stop, straighten, take, take away, withdraw

Encyclopedia: Pull-up

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