stop short (English, verb)
expansion: stop short (third-person singular simple present stops short, present participle stopping short, simple past and past participle stopped short)
Senses:
glosses: To come to a sudden and unexpected stop, particularly while speaking or driving a vehicle.
glosses: To voluntarily cease an attempt to reach a certain point.
tags: usually
with-of
glosses: To come to a stop before reaching a certain point.
tags: with-of
Forms:
form: stops short
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: stopping short
tags: participle
present
form: stopped short
tags: participle
past
form: stopped short
tags: past