Short Meaning
There are 20 meaning(s) for word Short
Short Meaning 1 : of insufficient quantity to meet a need
Example : money is short,on short rations,food is in short supply,short on experience
Synonyms : inadequate, jejune, poor
Example : money is short,on short rations,food is in short supply,short on experience
Synonyms : inadequate, jejune, poor
Short Meaning 2 : cheat someone by not returning him enough money
Synonyms : short-change
Synonyms : short-change
Short Meaning 4 : the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
Synonyms : shortstop
Synonyms : shortstop
Short Meaning 5 : marked by rude or peremptory shortness
Example : the salesgirl was very short with him
Synonyms : brusk, brusque, curt
Example : the salesgirl was very short with him
Synonyms : brusk, brusque, curt
Short Meaning 6 : low in stature; not tall
Example : he was short and stocky,short in stature,a short smokestack
Synonyms : little
Example : he was short and stocky,short in stature,a short smokestack
Synonyms : little
Short Meaning 7 : accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
Synonyms : short circuit
Synonyms : short circuit
Short Meaning 8 : create a short circuit in
Synonyms : short-circuit
Synonyms : short-circuit
Short Meaning 10 : less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
Example : regularly gives short weight
Synonyms : light, scant
Example : regularly gives short weight
Synonyms : light, scant
Short Meaning 11 : (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
Example : a short memory
Synonyms : forgetful, unretentive
Example : a short memory
Synonyms : forgetful, unretentive
Short Meaning 12 : lacking foresight or scope
Example : a short view of the problem,shortsighted policies,shortsighted critics derided the plan
Synonyms : myopic, shortsighted, unforesightful
Example : a short view of the problem,shortsighted policies,shortsighted critics derided the plan
Synonyms : myopic, shortsighted, unforesightful
Short Meaning 13 : in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
Example : he talked short with everyone,he said shortly that he didn't like it
Synonyms : curtly, shortly
Example : he talked short with everyone,he said shortly that he didn't like it
Synonyms : curtly, shortly
Short Meaning 14 : not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
Example : a short sale,short in cotton
Example : a short sale,short in cotton
Short Meaning 15 : of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
Example : the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short
Example : the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short
Short Meaning 16 : (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
Example : short skirts,short hair,the board was a foot short,a short toss
Example : short skirts,short hair,the board was a foot short,a short toss
Short Meaning 17 : primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
Example : a short life,a short flight,a short holiday,a short story,only a few short months
Example : a short life,a short flight,a short holiday,a short story,only a few short months
Short Meaning 18 : tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
Example : shortbread is a short crumbly cookie,a short flaky pie crust
Example : shortbread is a short crumbly cookie,a short flaky pie crust
Short Meaning 19 : the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
Short Meaning 20 : without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
Example : he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash
Example : he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash
How to Pronounce Short
- ʃɔrt
