Short - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ʃɔːrt|  American pronunciation of the word short
Brit.  |ʃɔːt|  British pronunciation of the word 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
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

verb

- cheat someone by not returning him enough money
- create a short circuit in (syn: short-circuit)

adjective

- of insufficient quantity to meet a need (syn: inadequate, jejune, poor)
money is short
on short rations
food is in short supply
short on experience
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so (syn: light, scant)
regularly gives short weight
- lacking foresight or scope (syn: myopic)
a short view of the problem
shortsighted policies
shortsighted critics derided the plan
- 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 (syn: brusque, curt)
the salesgirl was very short with him

adverb

- quickly and without warning (syn: abruptly, dead, suddenly)
- 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 (syn: unawares)
I was caught short
- in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner (syn: shortly)
he talked short with everyone
he said shortly that he didn't like it

Extra examples

One of my legs is slightly shorter than the other.

He is short for his age.

The shortest day of the year

Life's too short to worry about the past.

The movie was very short.

You have done a lot in a short space of time.

A short burst of speed

I've only lived here for a short time.

She has made great progress in a few short years.

He visited for two short weeks.

He threw the ball short.

...the bicyclist ahead of me unexpectedly pulled up short and I unavoidably plowed into him...

The short before the main movie was very funny.

He made a short work of the problem.

Food was short.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: short
he/she/it: shorts
present participle: shorting
past tense: shorted
past participle: shorted
noun
singular: short
plural: shorts
adjective
comparative: shorter
superlative: shortest
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