pull up short


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Verb1.pull up short - stop abruptly; "The police car pulled up short and then turned around fast"
driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
stop, halt - come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
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