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pulls short

pulls short is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pulls short

What is pulls short the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pulls short is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pull short.

Words near pulls short in the dictionary

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

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