ALL meanings of short of
short of
S s - idioms short of run short, to be in insufficient supply: My patience is running short. 1
- idioms short of 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. 1
- idioms short of short and sweet, pleasantly brief. pertinent: We're in a hurry, so make it short and sweet. 1
- idioms short of short for, being a shorter form of; abbreviated to: “Phone” is short for “telephone.”. 1
- idioms short of 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. 1
- noun short of except 0
- noun short of not equaling; less than 0
- noun short of without a sufficient or correct amount of; lacking 0
- noun short of not far enough to reach (the mark, objective, etc.) 0
- noun short of without actually resorting to 0