'To pull up' definitions:

Definition of 'To pull up'

From: GCIDE
  • Pull \Pull\, v. i. To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope. [1913 Webster]
  • To pull apart, to become separated by pulling; as, a rope will pull apart.
  • To pull up, to draw the reins; to stop; to halt.
  • To pull through, to come successfully to the end of a difficult undertaking, a dangerous sickness, or the like. [1913 Webster]