Short

adjective
ʃɔrt

Adjective

  • low in stature; not tall

    he was short and stocky

    short in stature

    a short smokestack

    Similar:Little
    See also:Low
  • of insufficient quantity to meet a need

    money is short

    on short rations

    food is in short supply

  • lacking foresight or scope

    a short view of the problem

    shortsighted policies

    shortsighted critics derided the plan

    Similar:MyopicShortsightedUnforesightful
  • marked by rude or peremptory shortness

    the salesgirl was very short with him

    Similar:BruskBrusqueCurt
  • less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

    regularly gives short weight

    Similar:LightScant
  • (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

    a short memory

    Similar:ForgetfulUnretentive
    See also:UnmindfulForgetfulMindless
  • (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

    short skirts

    short hair

    the board was a foot short

  • primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

    a short life

    a short flight

    a short holiday

  • tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

    shortbread is a short crumbly cookie

    a short flaky pie crust

  • not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

    a short sale

    short in cotton

  • of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration

    the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short

Noun

  • the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

    Similar:Shortstop
    Type of:Position
  • accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

    Type of:ContactTangency
  • the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

    Type of:TractParcel

Verb

  • cheat someone by not returning him enough money

    Similar:Short-change
    Type of:MulctNobbleRook
  • create a short circuit in

    Similar:Short-circuit
    Type of:CreateMake

Adverb

  • in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

    he talked short with everyone

    he said shortly that he didn't like it

    Similar:CurtlyShortly
  • at a disadvantage

    I was caught short

    Similar:Unawares
  • without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold

    he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash

  • quickly and without warning

    Similar:AbruptlyDeadSuddenly

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