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pull-up

pull-up

9.5
A small cafe by the road where truck drivers stop to eat and rest
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : área de descanso
  • He completes the pull-up, bringing his chin level with the ledge.

Examples

  • The truck driver stopped at a pull-up to grab a quick meal before hitting the road again.

  • Looks like a pull-up—actually, it's the only way to get comfy in that thong.

    Blog text (7)

  • Though we did not wish to be caught as such, Mama pulled up on the reins of Duke, our old horse.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • I did a pull-up, but then they took the chair out from under me, so I proved the law of gravity instead.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • After a long drive, we finally found a pull-up where we could rest and eat.

  • The pull-up along the highway was busy with drivers taking a break for coffee and snacks.

Synonyms

pull-in
vspull-up
  • UK
6.5

A roadside place like a cafe where drivers stop to rest and eat

is narrower, meaning specifically a roadside café rather than any rest stop

How Big

truck stop
  • US
34 2.7
pull-up
  • UK
9.5
cafe
206 1.0
coffee stall
  • Indian
1.7

Surface Forms

pull-up singular
pull-ups plural

Morphology

pull-up = pull + up (transparent) = pull + up

Built directly from the phrasal verb 'pull up' (pull + up) meaning 'to stop' — a place to 'pull up' is a place to stop, which is readily derivable.

Etymology

Pull-up comes from the simple parts pull and up, which together mean 'to stop' a vehicle by moving it to the side. So a pull-up is a small roadside café where truck drivers 'pull up' for a quick meal and a rest.