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What does pull over mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word pull over? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, of a vehicle) To come to a stop, and turn off the road (i.e. onto the roadside or hard shoulder).
  2. (transitive) To cause to pull over
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About 7,000 motorists will be stopped on two separate days at undisclosed lay-bys, with police being used to tell drivers to pull over.
After the concert, the storm was so intense my dad had to pull over halfway home.
About ten minutes into our drive home, I got carsick and we had to pull over.
I constantly witness individuals exchanging obscenities because neither wishes to pull over and give way.
This meant the tyre went flat, which in turn meant I had to pull over and change the wheel.
Currently, lorries pull over on the side of the road to unload and traffic passes around them.

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