Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)Synonym of bring up short.

  2. (intransitive)To be overwhelmed or dumbfounded by events.

More definitions
  • stop abruptly

Forms

pulls up short, pulling up short, pulled up short, pulled up short
Base formpull up short · to pull up short
3rd person singularpulls up short
Present participlepulling up short
Past simplepulled up short
Past participlepulled up short

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypull up short
he, she, itpulls up short

Past simpleLesson

all personspulled up short

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pulled up short
he, she, ithas pulled up short

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pull up short

Synonyms

1 synonyms
bring up short

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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