Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pull over

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English

Syllables: pul-l over
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To come to a stop, and turn off the road (i.e. onto the roadside or hard shoulder).

Intransitive verb

verb

To command or force someone to drive their vehicle to the side of the road or curb and come to a stop.

Transitive verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, over.

Example Sentences

"Can you pull over just after the post office? My house is next door."
"The cops pulled me over for speeding."

Usage

Inflected Forms

pulls over (present, singular) pulling over (participle, present) pulled over (participle, past) pulled over (past)

Derived Forms

pullover

Synonyms

pull up

Questions

What does pull over mean?: To come to a stop, and turn off the road (i.e. onto the roadside or hard shoulder).

How to pronounce pull over

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