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Pull up short Uncommon

Verb

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Verb
1

stop abruptly

"The police car pulled up short and then turned around fast"

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
stop
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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