pull up a chair

English

Verb

pull up a chair (third-person singular simple present pulls up a chair, present participle pulling up a chair, simple past and past participle pulled up a chair)

1. (chiefly imperative) To sit down on a chair: to go from a non-seated position to sitting on a chair.

   Pull up a chair! The meeting's about to begin.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull up,‎ chair.

   Please pull up a chair and sit down.

Synonyms

• pull up a pew

Derived terms

• pull up a floor

See also

• belly up to the bar