pull over

pʊl ˈoʊvər

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of pull over - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

driving

tr./intr.

move a vehicle to the roadside and stop

tr./intr.

The driver decided to pull over for a break.

police

tr.

instruct a driver to stop at the roadside

tr.

The officer signaled the car to pull over.

halt

stop

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Expressions with pull

pull down

make clothes lower on the body

She pulled down her sleeves to cover her arms.

pull off

remove something by pulling

He quickly pulled off his shoes..

pull out

remove something from a place where it is attached or enclosed

She carefully pulled out the splinter with tweezers..

pull up

cause a vehicle to stop

She pulled up the car at the curb.

pull ahead

move into a leading position in a race

She managed to pull ahead in the final lap.

pull at

tug or pluck gently with fingers

She would pull at the loose thread on her sweater.

Terms with pull over included in their meaning

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tuck in

bedding

pull blankets over someone in bed

sled dog

pulling sled

dog trained to pull a sled over snow

double crochet

craft

crochet stitch made by yarn over, insert, pull through

bonnet

conceal

pull a head covering down over someone's eyes

Examples of pull over in a sentence

The police officer signaled him to pull over for speeding.
She had to pull over to answer her phone.
The bus driver was instructed to pull over by the police.

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French:se ranger, s'arrêter, ...
German:anhalten, ...
Italian:accostare, ...
Spanish:detenerse, ...
Portuguese:encostar, parar, ...
Chinese:靠边停车, 路边停车, ...
Japanese:路肩に寄せる, 路肩に止まる, ...
Arabic:أَوْقَفَ السَّيّارَةَ عَلَى جانِبِ الطَّريق, أَوْقَفَ, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲצוֹר בְּצַד הַדֶּרֶךְ, לַעֲצוֹר בַּצַּד, ...
Russian:останавливаться, остановиться на обочине, ...
Ukrainian:зупинитися, зупинитися на узбіччі, ...
Hindi:किनारे लगाना, रुकने का संकेत देना, ...
Bengali:গাড়ি রাস্তার পাশে থামানো, রাস্তার পাশে থামতে বলা, ...
Catalan:aturar-se al voral, aturar, ...
Czech:zastavit u krajnice, odstavit ke krajnici, ...
Danish:holde ind, køre ind til siden, ...
Dutch:aan de kant gaan, stoppen, ...
Greek:σταματώ στην άκρη, παρκάρω, ...
Hungarian:félreállni, félreállítani, ...
Khmer:បើកចូលចិញ្ចើមផ្លូវហើយឈប់, បញ្ជាឱ្យឈប់ចតក្បែរផ្លូវ, ...
Korean:길가에 세우다, 세우다, ...
Persian:کنار کشیدن, کنار بایستد, ...
Polish:zatrzymywać się na poboczu, zatrzymać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):encostar, parar, ...
Romanian:a trage pe dreapta, a opri, ...
Swedish:stanna vid vägkanten, köra åt sidan, ...
Thai:จอดรถข้างทาง, หยุดข้างทาง, ...
Turkish:kenara çekmek, ...
Vietnamese:tấp vào lề, dừng xe, ...

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