Complete Definition of "pull over"

see|pullover|Pullover
English

Verb
en-verb|inf=pull over|pulls over|pulling over|pulled over

  1. idiom (intransitive) (in 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 just down that alley.

  1. transitive To cause to pull over

#:Police:Do you know why we pulled you over?
#:Driver:Was it because I was driving dangerously?
#:Police:Yes, please breath into this, sir, we need to take an alcotest.

Synonyms
cleanup
pull up (1), maybe (2)

Category:English ergative verbs

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