pull up short (English, verb)
expansion: pull up short (third-person singular simple present pulls up short, present participle pulling up short, simple past and past participle pulled up short)
Senses:
glosses: Synonym of bring up short.
tags: transitive
topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
glosses: To be overwhelmed or dumbfounded by events.
tags: intransitive
Forms:
form: pulls up short
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: pulling up short
tags: participle
present
form: pulled up short
tags: participle
past
form: pulled up short
tags: past