Sekirov Dictionary

pull up

/ˌpʊl ˈʌp/

verb12

  1. To move or bring (something) to the present location in its upright position.
  2. To arrive at a halt; to approach and stop at a particular point.
  3. To cause (a horse) to stop when riding.
  4. To cause (a person or vehicle) to stop.
  5. 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).
  6. (slang) To travel somewhere, especially to meet someone else; to come to.
  7. To fetch for display on a screen.
  8. (UK) To admonish or criticize someone for their actions.
  9. To raise (the nose of an aircraft)
  10. (Australia) To fare after a party, an illness, or a strenuous effort; to attempt to recover.
  11. To adopt a posture with straight back and shoulders down, but ribcage and sternum lifted.
  12. (rare) To improve; to get better; to lift one's game.
pull-up
/ˈpʊl.ʌp/

noun3

  1. An exercise done for strengthening the arms and back in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar. Palms may be facing in any direction.
  2. Synonym of training pants (“undergarments worn by incontinent people, typically infants, to aid in toilet training during the transition between diapers and underpants”).
  3. A pull-up resistor.

verb1

  1. To do a pull-up or pull oneself up similarly.
forms

pull-upped · pulled up · pull-upping · pulling up · pull-ups · pulls up

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