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- pull up short
v : stop abruptly; "The police car pulled up short and then turned around fast"
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pull through : bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"
pull : strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
pull in : move into (a station) of trains; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station"
pull out : move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"
pull away : pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
pull : take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"
pull : bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
pull up : straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior"
pull the leg of : tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?"
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