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HAUL UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Come to a halt after driving somewhere

Example:

The chauffeur hauled up in front of us

Synonyms:

draw up; haul up; pull up

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "haul up" is one way to...):

halt; stop (come to a halt, stop moving)

Verb group:

draw up; pull up (cause (a vehicle) to stop)

Domain category:

driving (the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

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