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pulling short

pulling short is the present participle and gerund of pull short.

Meaning of pull short

Verb

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

  1. (dated, intransitive, horse riding) To stop a horse in front of a person or establishment; to pull up.
    • next thing I seen was he pulled short right in front of us1896, Court of Appeals, Mutuality, Mystery, and Mentorship in Higher Education, page 66
    Synonyms:
    pull short up

Questions about pulling short

What is pulling short the present participle and gerund of?
Pulling short is the present participle and gerund of pull short.

Words near pulling short in the dictionary

  1. pulling over
  2. pulling power
  3. pulling punches
  4. pulling rank
  5. pulling round
  6. pulling short
  7. pulling short up
  8. pulling someone down a peg
  9. pulling someone over the coals
  10. pulling someone's bacon out of the fire
  11. pulling someone's chestnuts out of the fire

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