pull over — English Dictionary

Verb

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

   Usage

   • idiomatic
   • Intransitive
   • of a vehicle

   Examples

   Can you pull over just after the post office? My house is next door.

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

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   The cops pulled me over for speeding.

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

Verb

1. steer a vehicle to the side of the road

   Broader terms

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   Examples

   The car pulled over when the ambulance approached at high speed