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pulling short up

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

Meaning of pull short up

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of pull short.
    Synonyms:
    pull short

Questions about pulling short up

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

Words near pulling short up in the dictionary

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

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