dead-end vs pull up

dead-end

verb
  • To come to a dead-end. 

noun
  • A road with no exit. 

  • A position that offers no hope of progress. 

adj
  • Going nowhere; blocked. 

pull up

verb
  • To arrive at a halt; to approach and stop at a particular point. 

  • To intentionally take a racehorse out of a race, usually as a result of the horse's tiredness or concerns of potential injury (in reference to the act of pulling up the reins). 

  • To raise the nose of an aircraft. 

  • To cause (a horse) to stop when riding. 

  • To fetch for display on a screen. 

  • To admonish or criticize someone for their actions. 

  • To cause (a person) to stop. 

  • To lift upwards or vertically. 

  • To pull forward. 

  • To improve; to get better; to lift one's game. 

  • To travel somewhere, especially to meet someone else; to come to. 

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