Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pull up short

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables
pul-l up short
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of bring up short.

Transitive verb

verb

To be overwhelmed or dumbfounded by events.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

bring up short

Questions

What does pull up short mean?
Synonym of bring up short.

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