pull up
(to stop a vehicle)
- The driver pulled up in front of the hotel.
(to move a chair close to someone)
- Pull up a chair and sit down right here.
(improve the situation)
- If you study hard, you’ll soon pull up your French.
(to move up)
- They used a giant crane to pull up a crumpled bus.
(to stop before completing something)
- A muscle spasm caused me to pull up halfway through the race.
(to increase the altitude)
- Our plane pulled up over the clouds.