pulling up
phrasal verbUK /ˌpʊlɪŋ ˈʌp/
US /ˌpʊlɪŋ ˈʌp/
Pulling up means moving something closer to you or making it go higher.
She is pulling up her socks before she puts on her shoes.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. When a car or other vehicle pulls up, it stops at a place.
The bus pulled up right in front of our school.
3. Pulling up a chair means moving a chair closer so you can sit down.
Please pull up a chair and join us at the table.
4. Pulling yourself up means using your arms to lift your body, like on a bar or a wall.
He is pulling himself up on the climbing frame.
5. Pulling up a plant means taking it out of the ground.
The gardener is pulling up the weeds in the flower bed.