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Bring up short Uncommon

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Verb
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To arrest (someone or something's) forward motion; to halt before a goal is reached.

See Also
interrupt arrest reevaluate stop startle in one's tracks halt forward
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Rhyming Words
ort rort mort port sort fort oort dort gort cort wort tort kort whort short sport skort blort abort snort
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