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short

adjective(short)

of insufficient quantity to meet a need

Synonyms: inadequate, jejune, poor,

Examples:

Money is short.
On short rations.
Food is in short supply.
Short on experience.

short

verb(short)

cheat someone by not returning him enough money

Synonyms: short-change,

short

adverb(short)

at a disadvantage

Synonyms: unawares,

Examples:

I was caught short.

short

noun(short)

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

Synonyms: shortstop,

short

adjective(short)

marked by rude or peremptory shortness

Synonyms: brusk, brusque, curt,

Examples:

The salesgirl was very short with him.

short

adjective(short)

low in stature; not tall

Synonyms: little,

Antonyms: tall,

Examples:

He was short and stocky.
Short in stature.
A short smokestack.

short

noun(short)

accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

Synonyms: short circuit,

short

verb(short)

create a short circuit in

Synonyms: short-circuit,

short

adverb(short)

quickly and without warning

Synonyms: abruptly, dead, suddenly,

short

adjective(short)

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

Synonyms: light, scant,

Examples:

Regularly gives short weight.

short

adjective(short)

(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

Synonyms: forgetful, unretentive,

Examples:

A short memory.

short

adjective(short)

lacking foresight or scope

Synonyms: myopic, shortsighted, unforesightful,

Examples:

A short view of the problem.
Shortsighted policies.
Shortsighted critics derided the plan.

short

adverb(short)

in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

Synonyms: curtly, shortly,

Examples:

He talked short with everyone.
He said shortly that he didn't like it.

short

adjective(short)

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

Antonyms: long,

Examples:

A short sale.
Short in cotton.

short

adjective(short)

of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration

Antonyms: long,

Examples:

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

short

adjective(short)

(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

Antonyms: long,

Examples:

Short skirts.
Short hair.
The board was a foot short.
A short toss.

short

adjective(short)

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

Antonyms: long,

Examples:

A short life.
A short flight.
A short holiday.
A short story.
Only a few short months.

short

adjective(short)

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

Examples:

Shortbread is a short crumbly cookie.
A short flaky pie crust.

short

noun(short)

the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

short

adverb(short)

without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold

Examples:

He made his fortune by selling short just before the crash.

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