pull up a chair

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pull up a chair

verb pulls up a chair · pulling up a chair · pulled up a chair

  1. imperative To sit down on a chair: to go from a non-seated position to sitting on a chair. Pull up a chair! The meeting's about to begin.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull up, chair. Please pull up a chair and sit down.

    Similar: pull up a pew

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@misc{pull_up_a_chair_2026,
  title = {pull up a chair},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pull%20up%20a%20chair},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}