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stop vs pull up short

pull up short vs stop

stop is a noun but pull up short is not a noun.

stop and pull up short both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stop Yes No Yes No
pull up short No No Yes No
As verbs, pull up short is a hyponym of stop; that is, pull up short is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stop:
  • stop: come to a halt, stop moving
  • pull up short: stop abruptly
Other hyponyms of stop include go off, check, check, check, rein, rein in, conk, stall, stall, draw up, haul up, pull up, brake, settle.
stop (noun) pull up short (noun)
the act of stopping something
a brief stay in the course of a journey
a restraint that checks the motion of something
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
the event of something ending
a spot where something halts or pauses
the state of inactivity following an interruption
stop (verb) pull up short (verb)
prevent completion stop abruptly
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
seize on its way
render unsuitable for passage
come to a halt, stop moving
cause to end
interrupt a trip
stop from happening or developing
put an end to a state or an activity
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
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