How to pronounce “pull up”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull,‎ up.
• (idiomatic) To fetch for display on a screen.
• (idiomatic, especially of a vehicle) To arrive at a halt; to approach and stop at a particular point.
• (idiomatic) To cause (a horse) to stop when riding.
• (idiomatic) To cause (a person) to stop.
• (idiomatic, British) To admonish or criticize someone for their actions.
• (transitive, horse racing) To intentionally take a racehorse out of a race, usually as a result of the horse's tiredness or concerns of potential injury (in reference to the act of pulling up the reins).
• (rare) To improve; to get better; to lift one's game.
• (idiomatic, Australia) To fare after a party, an illness, or a strenuous effort; to attempt to recover.
• (ballet) To adopt a posture with straight back and shoulders down, but ribcage and sternum lifted.

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