pull short

English

Verb

pull short (third-person singular simple present pulls short, present participle pulling short, simple past and past participle pulled short)

1. (intransitive, dated, horse riding) To stop a horse in front of a person or establishment; to pull up.

   Synonym: pull short up

   • 1896, Court of Appeals, Mutuality, Mystery, and Mentorship in Higher Education‎^[1], page 66:

     next thing I seen was he pulled short right in front of us