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What is another word for pulls up?

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To lift upwards or vertically

To stop or halt at a given place

To admonish or criticize (a person) for their actions

To extract from under a surface or ground

To pull up by the roots

To stop and refuse to go forward (usually of a horse)

To sue or bring action against in court

(end up at) To arrive at a destination

To have or gain use of a (computing) system or service

To briefly stop or interrupt an action

To bring to a premature end because of a problem or fault

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To lift upwards or vertically

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“I was, however, not so fortunate as Sir William was in getting good wire of sufficient strength to pull up the weight.”

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To stop or halt at a given place

comes to a standstill

brings to a standstill

immobilizes^US

immobilises^UK

balks^US

baulks^UK

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“That afternoon, from the lounge window, Amy watched Mr. Whippy's ice cream van pull up at the curb across the green.”

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To admonish or criticize (a person) for their actions

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

gives someone a telling-off

gives a talking-to

gives someone a dressing-down

tears into

gives a rocket

gives someone an earful

gives someone a roasting

blows up

gives someone a rollicking

gives someone hell

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone what for

objurgates

trims

raps over the knuckles

gives someone a wigging

rates

tears off a strip

gives someone a rating

gives someone a bollocking

wigs

gives someone a caning

rows

gives someone some stick

slaps down

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

gives a piece of one's mind

rails

reams

slaps someone's wrist

takes to the woodshed

jumps down one's throat

pummels^US

bites someone's head off

sends someone away with a flea in his

gives the dickens

lowers the boom

denunciates

gives someone a dressing down

tears someone a new one

gives someone a telling off

metes out punishment to

gives someone a carpeting

belabours^UK

belabors^US

raps someone the knuckles

dishonors^US

dishonours^UK

expresses disapproval of

snaps someone's head off

jumps down someone's throat

has someone on the carpet

keeps after

comes down on like a ton of bricks

gives someone a bad press

minimizes^US

stigmatizes^US

minimises^UK

stigmatises^UK

gives something a bad press

drags through the mud

objects to

thunders against

gives a bad press to

brings into disrepute

speaks evil of

kicks up a stink about

kicks up a fuss about

gives a black eye

trash-talks

does a hatchet job on

conducts a smear campaign against

throws mud at

blackens the name of

blackens the reputation of

gives a bad name

sullies the reputation of

satirizes^US

satirises^UK

moralises^UK

moralizes^US

ostracizes^US

gives a tongue-lashing

ostracises^UK

raps across the knuckles

passes strictures upon

gives something a battering

demonizes^US

demonises^UK

takes a stand against

raises objections to

kicks against

complains vociferously about

speaks out against

complains about

disagrees violently with

declaims against

makes a stand against

makes a fuss about

takes great exception to

puts up a fight against

makes a protest against

remonstrates about

complains bitterly about

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“Quite often, I had to pull them up about speaking disrespectfully to other people.”

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To extract from under a surface or ground

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To pull up by the roots

pulls out by the roots

pulls up by the roots

tears up by the roots

unearths

disinters

roots up

takes out of the ground

siphons^US

syphons^UK

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To stop and refuse to go forward (usually of a horse)

jibs

refuses

baulks^UK

balks^US

Verb

To sue or bring action against in court

takes legal action against

prefers charges against

takes legal action

brings an action against

brings someone to trial

hauls into court

puts on trial

sees in court

brings a suit against

has the law on

puts away

brings legal proceedings against

institutes legal proceedings against someone

acts against

brings suit against

puts in the dock

brings a charge against

brings action against

brings suit

prefers charges

seeks redress

brings a criminal charge against

brings to court

involves in litigation

institutes legal proceedings

claims damages

brings an action

brings charges against

files charges against

charges with

calls to account

brings before the court

pins it on

lays at one's door

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(end up at) To arrive at a destination

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To have or gain use of a (computing) system or service

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To briefly stop or interrupt an action

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To bring to a premature end because of a problem or fault

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