pull over — to 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/
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
💡 Concept
The officer signals the driver to pull over onto the shoulder.
🎵 Rhyme
Pull over quick, before the boulder rolls over!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/pʊl ˈoʊvər/
🇬🇧 UK/pʊl ˈəʊvə/
🌳Etymology
Rootpull
Suffix-over
🎵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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