Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pull short

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

Syllables
pul-l short
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stop a horse in front of a person or establishment; to pull up.

Dated; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

pulls short (present, singular) pulling short (participle, present) pulled short (participle, past) pulled short (past)

Synonyms

pull short up

Questions

What does pull short mean?
To stop a horse in front of a person or establishment; to pull up.

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