PULL-UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pull-up mean? 

• PULL-UP (noun)
  The noun PULL-UP has 2 senses:

1. a roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers

2. an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar

  Familiarity information: PULL-UP used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PULL-UP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

pull-in; pull-up

Hypernyms ("pull-up" is a kind of...):

cafe; coffee bar; coffee shop; coffeehouse (a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

chin-up; pull-up

Hypernyms ("pull-up" is a kind of...):

arm exercise (exercise designed to strengthen the arm muscles)

Derivation:

pull up (straighten oneself)