pull up on

verb

To come to, visit.

“Do you mind if I pull up on you in about half an hour?”

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Meanings

verbpull up on (third-person singular simple present pulls up on, present participle pulling up on, simple past and past participle pulled up on)

present singular third person pulls up on · participle present pulling up on · participle past pulled up on · past pulled up on

  1. idiomaticslangTo come to, visit.

    Do you mind if I pull up on you in about half an hour?

  2. idiomaticslangTo call out or criticise someone for something they have done wrong.
  3. slangAfrican-American VernacularTo a do a drive-by on (someone).

Origin

From pull up + on. The "call out"/"criticise" sense is derived from the analogy of cops (police) pulling up alongside of one's vehicle in order to confront or arrest them for wrongdoing.

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APA

pull up on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20up%20on

MLA

“pull up on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20up%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pull up on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20up%20on.

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