pull up short pull up • pull up stakes · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · pull up short · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) stop abruptly. Synonyms: pull up short. Example: "The police car pulled up short and then turned around fast." · · Verb Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 h latin small letter h U+0068 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075