pull up
English Thesaurus
1. remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | remove, take, take away, withdraw, |
| definition | : | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | demodulate, |
| definition | : | extract information from a modulated carrier wave (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | thread, |
| definition | : | remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string (verb.contact) |
2. come to a halt after driving somewhere (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | halt, stop, |
| definition | : | come to a halt, stop moving (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | draw up, pull up, |
| definition | : | cause (a vehicle) to stop (verb.motion) |
| domain category | : | driving, |
| definition | : | the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal (noun.act) |
3. cause (a vehicle) to stop (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | stop, |
| definition | : | cause to stop (verb.motion) |
| domain category | : | driving, |
| definition | : | the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal (noun.act) |
4. straighten oneself (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | straighten, |
| definition | : | get up from a sitting or slouching position (verb.motion) |
5. remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | extraction, |
| definition | : | the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | extractor, |
| definition | : | an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components (noun.artifact) |
6. straighten oneself (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | chin-up, pull-up, |
| definition | : | an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar (noun.act) |
7. remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | extraction, |
| definition | : | the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | extractor, |
| definition | : | an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components (noun.artifact) |
8. straighten oneself (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | chin-up, pull-up, |
| definition | : | an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar (noun.act) |
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