PULL OVER


Meaning of PULL OVER in English

1.

When a vehicle or driver pulls over, the vehicle moves closer to the side of the road and stops there.

He noticed a man behind him in a blue Ford gesticulating to ~.

PHRASAL VERB: V P

2.

If the police ~ a driver or vehicle, they make the driver stop at the side of the road, usually because the driver has been driving dangerously.

The officers pulled him over after a high-speed chase...

Police pulled over his Mercedes near Dieppe.

PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V P n (not pron)

3.

see also pullover

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