• Noun

    Frank, born 1947, U.S. marathon runner.
    Wayne, born 1933, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.

    Adjective

    having little length; not long.
    having little height; not tall
    a short man.
    extending or reaching only a little way
    a short path.
    brief in duration; not extensive in time
    a short wait.
    brief or concise, as writing.
    rudely brief; abrupt; hurting
    short behavior.
    low in amount; scanty
    short rations.
    not reaching a point, mark, target, or the like; not long enough or far enough.
    below the standard in extent, quantity, duration, etc.
    short measure.
    having a scanty or insufficient amount of (often fol. by in or on )
    He was short in experience.
    being below a necessary or desired level; lacking
    The office is short due to winter colds and flu.
    Cookery .
    (of pastry and the like) crisp and flaky; breaking or crumbling readily from being made with a large proportion of butter or other shortening.
    (of dough) containing a relatively large amount of shortening.
    (of metals) deficient in tenacity; friable; brittle.
    (of the head or skull) of less than ordinary length from front to back.
    Stock Exchange .
    not possessing at the time of sale commodities or stocks that one sells.
    noting or pertaining to a sale of commodities or stocks that the seller does not possess, depending for profit on a decline in prices.
    Phonetics .
    lasting a relatively short time
    Bit has a shorter vowel-sound than bid or bead.
    belonging to a class of sounds considered as usually shorter in duration than another class, as the vowel of but as compared to that of bought, and in many languages serving as a distinctive feature of phonemes, as the a in German Bann in contrast with the ah in Bahn, or the t in Italian fato in contrast with the tt in fatto ( opposed to long ).
    having the sound of the English vowels in bat, bet, bit, hot, but, and put, historically descended from vowels that were short in duration.
    Prosody .
    (of a syllable in quantitative verse) lasting a relatively shorter time than a long syllable.
    unstressed.
    (of an alcoholic drink) small
    a short drink.
    Chiefly British . (of whiskey) undiluted; straight.
    Ceramics . (of clay) not plastic enough to be modeled.
    Ropemaking . hard ( def. 39 ) .

    Adverb

    abruptly or suddenly
    to stop short.
    briefly; curtly.
    on the near side of an intended or particular point
    The arrow landed short.
    Baseball .
    with the hands higher on the handle of the bat than usual
    He held the bat short and flied out.
    in a fielding position closer to home plate than usual.

    Noun

    something that is short.
    that which is deficient or lacking.
    the sum and substance of a matter; gist (usually prec. by the ).
    shorts,
    trousers, knee-length or shorter.
    short pants worn by men as an undergarment.
    knee breeches, formerly worn by men.
    Finance . short-term bonds.
    Mining . crushed ore failing to pass through a given screen, thus being of a larger given size than a specific grade. Compare fine ( def. 29a ) .
    remnants, discards, or refuse of various cutting and manufacturing processes.
    a size of garment for men who are shorter than average
    He wears a 42 short.
    a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in such a size.
    Military . a shot that strikes or bursts short of the target.
    Electricity . short circuit.
    Prosody . a short sound or syllable.
    Baseball . shortstop ( def. 1 ) .
    Movies . short subject.
    Finance . short seller.
    a deficiency or the amount of a deficiency.
    Chiefly British . a small drink of straight whiskey; shot.

    Verb (used with object)

    to cause a short circuit in.
    to cheat by giving less than is expected or deserved; shortchange.

    Verb (used without object)

    to short-circuit. ?

    Idioms

    come or fall short
    to fail to reach a particular standard.
    to prove insufficient; be lacking
    Her funds fell short, and she had to wire home for help.
    cut short
    to end abruptly; terminate
    Her nap was cut short by a loud noise from outside.
    for short
    by way of abbreviation
    Her name is Patricia, and she's called Pat for short.
    in short
    in summary.
    in few words; in brief
    In short, this has been rather a disappointing day.
    make short work of. work ( def. 52 ) .
    run short
    to be in insufficient supply
    My patience is running short.
    sell short
    Stock Exchange . to sell stocks or the like without having them in one's actual possession at the time of the sale.
    to disparage or underestimate
    Don't sell Tom short; he's really an excellent engineer.
    short and sweet
    pleasantly brief.
    pertinent
    We're in a hurry, so make it short and sweet.
    short for
    being a shorter form of; abbreviated to
    Phone is short for telephone.
    short of
    less than; inferior to.
    inadequately supplied with (money, food, etc.).
    without going to the length of; failing of; excluding
    Short of murder, there is nothing he wouldn't have tried to get what he wanted.

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