Definitions of short in various dictionaries:
noun -
the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
noun -
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
noun -
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
verb -
cheat someone by not returning him enough money
verb -
create a short circuit in
adj -
primarily temporal sense
adj -
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
adj -
low in stature
adj -
not sufficient to meet a need
adj -
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
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not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
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of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
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less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
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lacking foresight or scope
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tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
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marked by rude or peremptory shortness
adv -
quickly and without warning
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without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
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clean across
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at some point or distance before a goal is reached
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so as to interrupt
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at a disadvantage
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in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
Having little length; not long.
Having little height; not tall.
Extending not far or not far enough: a short toss.
Lasting a brief time: a short holiday.
Appearing to pass quickly: finished the job in a few short months.
Not lengthy; succinct: short and to the point.
Rudely brief; abrupt.
Easily provoked; irascible.
Inadequate; insufficient: oil in short supply; were short on experience.
Lacking in length or amount: a board that is short two inches.
Lacking in breadth or scope: a short view of the problem.
Deficient in retentiveness: a short memory.
Not owning the stocks or commodities one is selling in anticipation of a fall in prices.
Of or relating to a short sale.
Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky: a short pie crust.
Not ductile; brittle: short iron.
Of, relating to, or being a speech sound of relatively brief duration, as the first vowel sound in the Latin word m4lus, “evil,” as compared with the same or a similar sound of relatively long duration, as the first vowel sound in the Latin word m7lus, “apple tree.
Of, relating to, or being a pronunciation of vowel sounds, as the pronunciation (4) in pat, (H) in pet, (V) in pit, (m) in pot, () in putt, and (t) in put.
Historically descended from a vowel of brief duration.
Unstressed; unaccented.
Being of relatively brief duration.
Slang.
Abruptly; quickly: stop short.
In a rude or curt manner.
At a point before a given limit or goal: a missile that landed short of the target.
At a disadvantage: We were caught short by the sudden storm.
Without owning what one is selling: selling a commodity short.
A briefly articulated speech sound or syllable.
A brief film; a short subject.
A size of clothing less long than the average for that size.
A short sale.
One that sells short.
A short circuit.
A malfunction caused by a short circuit.
A shortstop.
To cause a short circuit in.
To give (one) less than one is entitled to; shortchange.
To sell (a stock that one does not own) in anticipation of making a profit when its price falls; make a short sale.
To short-circuit.
Having an inadequate supply of: We’re short of cash.
Less than: Nothing short of her best effort was required to make the team.
Other than; without resorting to: Short of yelling at him, I had no other way to catch his attention.
Not quite willing to undertake or do; just this side of: She stopped short of throwing out the old photo.
adj - having little length
verb - to cause a type of electrical malfunction in