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short Meaning
short (n)
the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
short (v)
cheat someone by not returning him enough money
create a short circuit in
short (a)
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
low in stature; not tall
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
short (s)
of insufficient quantity to meet a need
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
lacking foresight or scope
tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
short (r)
quickly and without warning
without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
clean across
at some point or distance before a goal is reached
so as to interrupt
at a disadvantage
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
short (superl.)
Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.
Not extended in time; having very limited duration; not protracted; as, short breath.
Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty; as, a short supply of provisions, or of water.
Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking; not coming up to a resonable, or the ordinary, standard; -- usually with of; as, to be short of money.
Deficient; defective; imperfect; not coming up, as to a measure or standard; as, an account which is short of the trith.
Not distant in time; near at hand.
Limited in intellectual power or grasp; not comprehensive; narrow; not tenacious, as memory.
Less important, efficaceous, or powerful; not equal or equivalent; less (than); -- with of.
Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant; as, he gave a short answer to the question.
Breaking or crumbling readily in the mouth; crisp; as, short pastry.
Brittle.
Engaging or engaged to deliver what is not possessed; as, short contracts; to be short of stock. See The shorts, under Short, n., and To sell short, under Short, adv.
short (adv.)
Not prolonged, or relatively less prolonged, in utterance; -- opposed to long, and applied to vowels or to syllables. In English, the long and short of the same letter are not, in most cases, the long and short of the same sound; thus, the i in ill is the short sound, not of i in isle, but of ee in eel, and the e in pet is the short sound of a in pate, etc. See Quantity, and Guide to Pronunciation, //22, 30.
In a short manner; briefly; limitedly; abruptly; quickly; as, to stop short in one's course; to turn short.
short (n.)
A summary account.
The part of milled grain sifted out which is next finer than the bran.
Short, inferior hemp.
Breeches; shortclothes.
A short sound, syllable, or vowel.
short (v. t.)
To shorten.
short (v. i.)
To fail; to decrease.
short Sentence Examples
- The hiker carried a short length of rope for emergencies.
- The teacher's instructions were deliberately kept short and concise.
- The new student was quite short in stature, even for his age.
- The movie was disappointingly short, clocking in at only 80 minutes.
- The train made a short stop at the rural station.
- The judge delivered a short but impactful verdict.
- The dress had a short hemline that reached just above the knees.
- The company held a short meeting to discuss the latest developments.
- The child had a short attention span and quickly became distracted.
- The athlete's stride was shorter than his opponents, giving him a slight disadvantage.
FAQs About the word short
the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed, accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
small,little, low,tiny, slight, low-slung, low-lying, dumpy, squatty, scrubby
tall, lofty,tall, lifted, high, towering, lifted, high, towering, lofty
The hiker carried a short length of rope for emergencies.
The teacher's instructions were deliberately kept short and concise.
The new student was quite short in stature, even for his age.
The movie was disappointingly short, clocking in at only 80 minutes.
