pull up the drawbridge in English

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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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"pull up the drawbridge" meaning in English

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