"pull up on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pulls up on [present, singular, third-person], pulling up on [participle, present], pulled up on [participle, past], pulled up on [past]
Etymology: From pull up + on. The "call out"/"criticise" sense is derived from the analogy of cops (police) pulling up alongside of one's vehicle in order to confront or arrest them for wrongdoing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|pull up|on|nocat=1}} pull up + on Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull up on (third-person singular simple present pulls up on, present participle pulling up on, simple past and past participle pulled up on)
  1. (idiomatic, slang) To come to, visit. Tags: idiomatic, slang
    Sense id: en-pull_up_on-en-verb-kLc3ICQL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 57 43 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38
  2. (idiomatic, slang) To call out or criticise someone for something they have done wrong. Tags: idiomatic, slang
    Sense id: en-pull_up_on-en-verb-g~hUg7ix Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55

Inflected forms

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        "To come to, visit."
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        "To call out or criticise someone for something they have done wrong."
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        "To come to, visit."
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          "criticise",
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  "word": "pull up on"
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