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pulls short up

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

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

Words near pulls short up in the dictionary

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

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