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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. stop abruptly;
- Example: "The police car pulled up short and then turned around fast"


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pull up short
    v 1: stop abruptly; "The police car pulled up short and then
         turned around fast"