pull over

verb — 3 senses

pull over

verb
1

Idiomatic, Of a vehicle 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.
2

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.
3

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, over.

Synonyms
pull up
Derived terms
pullover

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