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pull overto move a vehicle to the side of the road and stop

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to move a vehicle to the side of the road and stop

Pronunciation (IPA): /pʊl ˈoʊvər/

Korean meaning: (차를) 길가에 세우다, 정차하다

Korean pronunciation: 풀 **오**버

Example Sentences

  • My mom got pulled over for driving too slowly in the fast lane - apparently 30 mph is 'not highway appropriate.'
  • I had to pull over because my GPS kept saying 'recalculating' every two seconds like a confused robot.
  • Please pull over at the next rest stop so we can stretch our legs.

pull over

VERB

//pʊl ˈoʊvər//

to move a vehicle to the side of the road and stop

pull over concept
💡 Concept

The driver pulls over to the shoulder of the highway

pull over rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Pull over quick, before the boulder rolls over!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/pʊl ˈoʊvər/
🇬🇧 UK/pʊl ˈəʊvə/

🌳Etymology

Rootpull
Suffix-over

Origin

'pull'(당기다)과 'over'(저쪽으로)가 결합되어 차량을 도로 한쪽으로 당겨서 세운다는 의미로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

roll overbowl overfall over
roll over
bowl over
fall over

🔗Collocations

pull over safely
pull over to the side
get pulled over
pull over immediately
pull over for emergency vehicles

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom got pulled over for driving too slowly in the fast lane - apparently 30 mph is 'not highway appropriate.'

😄 Fun example

I had to pull over because my GPS kept saying 'recalculating' every two seconds like a confused robot.

Please pull over at the next rest stop so we can stretch our legs.

The ambulance behind us forced everyone to pull over to the right lane.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

stopparkhaltdraw up

Antonyms

drive oncontinueproceed

Related

pull uppull inpull outtraffic stoproadside

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