pull-up
1 of 2noun
ˈpu̇l-ˌəp 
plural pull-ups
: an exercise in which one hangs by the hands from a support (such as a horizontal bar) and pulls oneself up until the chin is level with the support
specifically : such an exercise done with the palms facing outward compare chin-up
pull up
2 of 2verb
pulled up; pulling up; pulls up
transitive verb
1
: to bring to a stop : halt
2
: check, rebuke
intransitive verb
1
a
: to check oneself
b
: to come to an often abrupt halt : stop
2
: to draw even with others in a race
Synonyms
Verb
- arrest
- bring up
- catch
- check
- draw up
- fetch up
- halt
- hold up
- stall
- stay
- still
- stop
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Verb the jockey tried to pull up the apparently injured horse
Recent Examples on the Web
Seventeen, 8 Aug. 2022 For those who want to pull up a seat and stay a while, there will be plenty inside the restaurant come breakfast, lunch or dinner. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 7 June 2022 Drive eight miles southwest of Houston to the affluent suburban town of Bellaire, then pull up a chair at this bustling cafe that serves breakfast all day. Dwight Brown, Essence, 18 May 2022 The answer is going to take a sec, so pull up a seat. Korin Miller, SELF, 18 May 2022 Dabbling in the metaverse may reflect an attempt by MTV to pull up its ratings and reinvigorate its fan base. Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2022 The lead government attorney proceeded to call for the courtroom to view photographs of the Rudolphs’ luggage but, in an apparent mistake, had a colleague pull up gruesome corpse photos instead. Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2022 In Ann Arbor, Natural Area Preservation will host multiple volunteer groups in effort to pull up invasive weed and create better space for native plants to thrive. Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2022 When fire engines pull up to Dawn Sobieszczyk’s home in Oak Lawn next week, her family and neighbors will be smiling instead of worrying. Melinda Moore, chicagotribune.com, 24 Nov. 2021 See More
Verb
If your Friendsgiving energy is as lit as Kurt Hummel and Rachel Berry's party on Glee, pull up a seat at the table, bb. Seventeen, 8 Aug. 2022 For those who want to pull up a seat and stay a while, there will be plenty inside the restaurant come breakfast, lunch or dinner. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 7 June 2022 Drive eight miles southwest of Houston to the affluent suburban town of Bellaire, then pull up a chair at this bustling cafe that serves breakfast all day. Dwight Brown, Essence, 18 May 2022 The answer is going to take a sec, so pull up a seat. Korin Miller, SELF, 18 May 2022 Dabbling in the metaverse may reflect an attempt by MTV to pull up its ratings and reinvigorate its fan base. Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2022 The lead government attorney proceeded to call for the courtroom to view photographs of the Rudolphs’ luggage but, in an apparent mistake, had a colleague pull up gruesome corpse photos instead. Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2022 In Ann Arbor, Natural Area Preservation will host multiple volunteer groups in effort to pull up invasive weed and create better space for native plants to thrive. Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2022 When fire engines pull up to Dawn Sobieszczyk’s home in Oak Lawn next week, her family and neighbors will be smiling instead of worrying. Melinda Moore, chicagotribune.com, 24 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1901, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1623, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
pulls up
verb
as in stops
to bring (something) to a standstill the jockey tried to pull up the apparently injured horse Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- stops
- halts
- stalls
- catches
- brings up
- draws up
- checks
- holds up
- stays
- blocks
- arrests
- stills
- holds back
- fetches up
- hinders
- holds
- cuts off
- ends
- suspends
- impedes
- stems
- snags
- turns back
- obstructs
- concludes
- balks
- dams
- clogs
- detains
- blockades
- bottlenecks
- baffles
- chokes off
- terminates
- suppresses
- squelches
- calls
- stunts
- squashes
- represses
- discontinues
- reins (in)
- stanches
- staunches
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- keeps (on)
- keeps up
- continues
- persists
- runs on
- moves
- proceeds
- advances
- progresses
- carries on
- marches
- follows through (with)
- fares
- pushes
- wends
- drives
- goes along
- stirs
- propels
- actuates
- spurs
- impels
- goads
- budges