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pull over
verb
- intr (of a motor vehicle, driver, etc) to halt at the side of the road
- tr (of a police officer) to instruct (the driver of a motor vehicle) to halt at the side of the road
Idioms and Phrases
Bring a vehicle to the side of the road; also, instruct a motorist to stop. For example, We pulled over to ask a passerby for directions , or The state trooper pulled the speeding motorist over . [First half of 1900s]Example Sentences
She’s pulled over by police officers, who are then called away by an overturned oil tanker down the road.
A spokesperson for GEOAmey said the prisoner had faked an "on-board medical emergency" and the van was forced to pull over to deal with the situation.
The 39-year-old Lewis Sr. was pulled over in an “unwarranted vehicle stop,†according to the complaint, and then shot in the back.
McAndrew was noted to say: "In hindsight, I should've pulled over, braked and tried to put the dog in its basket."
A spokesperson for GEOAmey said the van had been forced to pull over to deal with an "on-board medical emergency" involving Cooper, who then fought his way free.
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