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pull over

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To come to a stop, and turn off the road (i.e. onto the roadside or hard shoulder).
    idiomatic, intransitive
  2. To command or force someone to drive their vehicle to the side of the road or curb and come to a stop.
    transitive
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, over.

Equivalents

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Examples

“Can you pull⟳ over just after the post⟳ office? My house is next door.”
“The cops pulled me over for speeding.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pull punches pull rank pull request pull requested pull requesting pull requests

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