"pull up the drawbridge" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pulls up the drawbridge [present, singular, third-person], pulling up the drawbridge [participle, present], pulled up the drawbridge [participle, past], pulled up the drawbridge [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull up the drawbridge (third-person singular simple present pulls up the drawbridge, present participle pulling up the drawbridge, simple past and past participle pulled up the drawbridge)
  1. To stop allowing people to join or enter; to follow a policy of isolationism.
    Sense id: en-pull_up_the_drawbridge-en-verb-yd1FmQsw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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