"pull up a chair" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pulls up a chair [present, singular, third-person], pulling up a chair [participle, present], pulled up a chair [participle, past], pulled up a chair [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=pull up a chair}} pull up a chair (third-person singular simple present pulls up a chair, present participle pulling up a chair, simple past and past participle pulled up a chair)
  1. (chiefly imperative) To sit down on a chair: to go from a non-seated position to sitting on a chair. Tags: imperative Categories (topical): Sitting
    Sense id: en-pull_up_a_chair-en-verb-cS8hL51C Disambiguation of Sitting: 84 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull up, chair. Synonyms: pull up a pew Derived forms: pull up a floor Related terms: belly up to the bar
    Sense id: en-pull_up_a_chair-en-verb-yp5Qxsdb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Download JSON data for pull up a chair meaning in English (2.1kB)

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