pull to a halt
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pull in — here, next to the Camaro Syn: stop, halt, come to a halt, pull over, pull up, draw up, brake, park … Thesaurus of popular words
Pull — Pull, v. i. To exert one s self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope. [1913 Webster] {To pull apart}, to become separated by pulling; as, a rope will pull apart. {To pull up}, to draw the reins; to stop; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
halt — [n] end, stoppage arrest, break, break off*, close, cutoff, freeze*, grinding halt, impasse, interruption, layoff, letup, pause, screaming halt*, screeching halt*, stand, standstill, stop, termination; concept 119 Ant. continuation, endurance, go … New thesaurus
pull up — [v] stop, halt arrive, brake, bring up, come to a halt, come to a stop, draw up, fetch up, get there, haul up, pause, reach a standstill; concepts 119,121,159 Ant. continue, go … New thesaurus
pull up — ► pull up 1) (of a vehicle) come to a halt. 2) cause to stop or pause. 3) reprimand. Main Entry: ↑pull … English terms dictionary
pull to a stop — pull to a stop/halt/ phrase to stop moving The car pulled to a stop and a woman got out. Thesaurus: to stop movingsynonym Main entry: pull … Useful english dictionary
pull up — verb 1. come to a halt after driving somewhere (Freq. 6) The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn The chauffeur hauled up in front of us • Syn: ↑draw up, ↑haul up • Topics: ↑driving … Useful english dictionary
pull — [[t]p ʊl[/t]] ♦♦ pulls, pulling, pulled 1) VERB When you pull something, you hold it firmly and use force in order to move it towards you or away from its previous position. [V n with adv] They have pulled out patients teeth unnecessarily... [V n … English dictionary
pull — pull1 W1S1 [pul] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move something towards you)¦ 2¦(remove)¦ 3¦(make something follow you)¦ 4¦(take something out)¦ 5¦(clothing)¦ 6¦(move your body)¦ 7¦(muscle)¦ 8 pull strings 9 pull the/somebody s strings … Dictionary of contemporary English
pull — pull1 [ pul ] verb *** ▸ 1 move someone/something toward you ▸ 2 remove something attached ▸ 3 move body with force ▸ 4 injure muscle ▸ 5 take gun/knife out ▸ 6 move window cover ▸ 7 make someone want to do something ▸ 8 get votes ▸ 9 suck smoke… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
