pull short

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English

Verb

pull short (third-person singular simple present pulls short, present participle pulling short, simple past and past participle pulled short)

  1. (intransitive, dated, horse riding) To stop a horse in front of a person or establishment; to pull up.
    Synonym: pull short up
    • 1896, Court of Appeals, Mutuality, Mystery, and Mentorship in Higher Education, page 66:
      next thing I seen was he pulled short right in front of us