pull over

To drive to the side of the road and stop.

• Please pull over here.
• We pulled over to let the ambulance pass.
• Can you pull the car over somewhere safe?

How to use it: pull over at/in a place (We pulled over in a parking area.); pull a vehicle over (She pulled the car over to check the map.)

Similar words: pull in, stop

Opposites: pull away

Common phrases: pull over safely, pull over here, pull over the car

To make a driver stop at the side of the road, usually because you are a police officer.

• The police pulled me over.
• An officer pulled over the van near the bridge.
• Have you ever been pulled over for driving too fast?

How to use it: pull someone over for something (The police pulled him over for speeding.)

Similar words: stop

Common phrases: pull someone over, pull over a driver, pull over a car

To move something across or onto something else by holding it and using force.

• Pull the blanket over your feet.
• He pulled his hood over his head.
• We pulled the rope over the top of the fence.

How to use it: pull something over someone/something (She pulled the blanket over the child.)

Similar words: draw over

Common phrases: pull something over something, pull over a blanket, pull it over