HyperDic: pull_up_short

English > 1 sense of the expression pull up short:
VERBmotionpull up shortstop abruptly
English > pull up short: 1 sense > verb 1, motion
Meaningstop abruptly.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s
CategorydrivingThe act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
Broaderstop, haltCome to a halt, stop moving
Spanishfrenar en seco

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