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ALL meanings of short of

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  • noun short of other than 1
  • expression short of other than do sth 1
  • adjective short of lacking 1
  • adjective short of having little length; not long. 1
  • adjective short of having little height; not tall: a short man. 1
  • adjective short of extending or reaching only a little way: a short path. 1
  • adjective short of brief in duration; not extensive in time: a short wait. 1
  • adjective short of brief or concise, as writing. 1
  • adjective short of rudely brief; abrupt; hurting: short behavior. 1
  • adjective short of low in amount; scanty: short rations. 1
  • adjective short of not reaching a point, mark, target, or the like; not long enough or far enough. 1
  • adjective short of below the standard in extent, quantity, duration, etc.: short measure. 1
  • adjective short of having a scanty or insufficient amount of (often followed by in or on): He was short in experience. 1
  • adjective short of being below a necessary or desired level; lacking: The office is short due to winter colds and flu. 1
  • adjective short of 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. 1
  • adjective short of (of metals) deficient in tenacity; friable; brittle. 1
  • adjective short of (of the head or skull) of less than ordinary length from front to back. 1
  • adjective short of 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. 1
  • adjective short of 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. 1
  • adjective short of Prosody. (of a syllable in quantitative verse) lasting a relatively shorter time than a long syllable. unstressed (def 1). 1
  • adjective short of (of an alcoholic drink) small: a short drink. 1
  • adjective short of Chiefly British. (of whiskey) undiluted; straight. 1
  • adjective short of Ceramics. (of clay) not plastic enough to be modeled. 1
  • adjective short of Ropemaking. hard (def 39). 1
  • adverb short of abruptly or suddenly: to stop short. 1
  • adverb short of briefly; curtly. 1
  • adverb short of on the near side of an intended or particular point: The arrow landed short. 1
  • adverb short of 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. 1
  • noun short of something that is short. 1
  • noun short of that which is deficient or lacking. 1
  • noun short of the sum and substance of a matter; gist (usually preceded by the). 1
  • noun short of 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 fine1 (def 28a). remnants, discards, or refuse of various cutting and manufacturing processes. 1
  • noun short of a size of garment for men who are shorter than average: He wears a 42 short. 1
  • noun short of a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in such a size. 1
  • noun short of Military. a shot that strikes or bursts short of the target. 1
  • noun short of Electricity. short circuit. 1
  • noun short of Prosody. a short sound or syllable. 1
  • noun short of Baseball. shortstop (def 1). 1
  • noun short of Movies. short subject. 1
  • noun short of Finance. short seller. 1
  • noun short of a deficiency or the amount of a deficiency. 1
  • noun short of Chiefly British. a small drink of straight whiskey; shot. 1
  • verb with object short of to cause a short circuit in. 1
  • verb with object short of to cheat by giving less than is expected or deserved; shortchange. 1
  • verb without object short of to short-circuit. 1
  • idioms short of cut short, to end abruptly; terminate: Her nap was cut short by a loud noise from outside. 1
  • idioms short of fall / come 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. 1
  • idioms short of for short, by way of abbreviation: Her name is Patricia, and she's called Pat for short. 1
  • idioms short of in short, in summary. in few words; in brief: In short, this has been rather a disappointing day. 1
  • idioms short of make short work of. work (def 53). 1
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