Noun
-
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
-
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
- short circuit -
the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
Verb
-
create a short circuit in
- short circuit -
cheat someone by not returning him enough money
- short change
Adjective
-
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
"try to cultivate a less brusque manner"
"a curt reply"
"the salesgirl was very short with him"
-
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"
-
lacking foresight or scope
"a short view of the problem"
"shortsighted policies"
"shortsighted critics derided the plan"
"myopic thinking"
- unforesightful -
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
"a light pound"
"a scant cup of sugar"
"regularly gives short weight"
-
of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
"the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short"
-
not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
"a short sale"
"short in cotton"
-
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
"a short memory"
-
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"
-
low in stature
not tall
"he was short and stocky"
"short in stature"
"a short smokestack"
"a little man"
-
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
"short skirts"
"short hair"
"the board was a foot short"
"a short toss"
-
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"
Adverb
-
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
"he told me curtly to get on with it"
"he talked short with everyone"
"he said shortly that he didn't like it"
-
at a disadvantage
"I was caught short"
-
so as to interrupt
"She took him up short before he could continue"
-
at some point or distance before a goal is reached
"he fell short of our expectations"
-
clean across
"the car's axle snapped short"
-
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
"he stopped suddenly"