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short meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of short at MeaningMonkey.org. short meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.SHORT noun
Definition of short (noun)
- 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
- synonyms: short circuit
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
- synonyms: shortstop
SHORT verb
Definition of short (verb)
- cheat someone by not returning him enough money
- synonyms: short-change
- create a short circuit in
- synonyms: short-circuit
SHORT adjective
Definition of short (adjective)
- primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
- "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"
- antonym: long
- (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
- "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"
- antonym: long
- low in stature; not tall
- not sufficient to meet a need
- "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"
- synonyms: inadequate, poor
- (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
- "a short memory"
- synonyms: forgetful, unretentive
- antonym: long
- not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
- "a short sale"; "short in cotton"
- antonym: long
- of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
- "the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short"
- antonym: long
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- lacking foresight or scope
- "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking"
- synonyms: myopic, shortsighted, unforesightful
- 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"
- marked by rude or peremptory shortness
SHORT adverb
Definition of short (adverb)
- quickly and without warning
- without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
- "he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"
- clean across
- "the car's axle snapped short"
- at some point or distance before a goal is reached
- "he fell short of our expectations"
- so as to interrupt
- "She took him up short before he could continue"
- at a disadvantage
- "I was caught short"
- synonyms: unawares
- in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
Source: Princeton University Wordnet