pull over

pull over
verb
steer a vehicle to the side of the road
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The car pulled over when the ambulance approached at high speed

Hypernyms:
steer, ↑maneuver, ↑manoeuver, ↑manoeuvre, ↑direct, ↑point, ↑head, ↑guide, ↑channelize, ↑channelise
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Somebody ——s

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(of a vehicle or its driver) move to the side of or off the road

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pull over [phrasal verb]
1 pull over or pull over (something) or pull (something) over : to move a vehicle to the side of the road and stop

Let's pull over and look at the map.

He pulled the car over to look at the map.

2 pull over (someone or something) or pull (someone or something) over : to force (a driver or vehicle) to move to the side of the road and stop

He was pulled over (by the police) for speeding.

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Main Entry:pull

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ˌpull ˈover derived
(of a vehicle or its driver) to move to the side of the road in order to stop or let sth pass

She saw the ambulance coming up behind her and pulled over.

Main entry:pullderived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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