pull over
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pull over
verb pulls over · pulling over · pulled over
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To come to a stop, and turn off the road (i.e. onto the roadside or hard shoulder).
Can you pull over just after the post office? My house is next door.
Similar: pull up
- To command or force someone to drive their vehicle to the side of the road or curb and come to a stop. The cops pulled me over for speeding.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, over.
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verb come to a stop on the roadside or the hard shoulder
| Español | hacerse a un lado, orillar, pararse en el hombrillo, detenerse en la banquina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 길가-에 정차하다 gilga-e jeongchahada |
| 日本語 | 道の脇に寄る michi no waki ni yoru, 道の脇に寄せる michi no waki ni yoseru, 車を路肩に寄せる kuruma o rokata ni yoseru, 車を止める kuruma o tomeru |
| Português | encostar |
| Français | s'arrêter sur le côté de la route, se ranger sur le côté de la route |
| Italiano | accostare |
| Română | trage pe dreapta |
verb cause someone/something to pull over
| Español | parar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 길가-에 정차시키다 gilga-e jeongchasikida |
| 日本語 | 道路脇に止めさせる dōro-waki ni yamesaseru |
| Italiano | accostare |
| Română | trage pe dreapta |
Talk about this word "pull over." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pull%20over. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pull over. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pull%20over "pull over." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pull%20over.
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@misc{pull_over_2026,
title = {pull over},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pull%20over},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
