ALL meanings of short
short
S s - adjective short not having in possession at the time of sale the commodity or security one is selling in anticipation of a decline in price 0
- adjective short designating or of a sale of commodities or securities not in the possession of the seller 0
- adjective short articulated for a relatively short time; brief in duration 0
- adjective short not diphthongized [the short a in “pan”] 0
- adjective short requiring a relatively short time to pronounce 0
- adjective short unstressed 0
- noun short something that is short 0
- noun short a short sound or syllable, contrasted with one that is long 0
- noun short a film usually less than 30 min. in length 0
- noun short a fish or lobster below the size that may be legally taken 0
- noun short a shot that falls short of the target or objective 0
- noun short a variation of clothing size shorter than the average for that size 0
- noun short short, loose trousers reaching partway to the knee, worn in sports, etc. 0
- noun short men's undershorts 0
- noun short items needed to make up a shortage or deficiency 0
- noun short a byproduct of wheat milling that consists of bran, germ, and coarse meal 0
- noun short trimmings, clippings, etc. left over in the manufacture of various products 0
- abbreviation SHORT shortstop 0
- noun short short circuit 0
- noun short one who has not yet covered the short sale of a stock, commodity, etc. 0
- adverb short abruptly; suddenly 0
- adverb short rudely; curtly 0
- adverb short briefly; concisely 0
- adverb short so as to be short in length 0
- adverb short by surprise; unawares 0
- adverb short by a short sale 0
- verb transitive short to give less than what is needed, wanted, or usual 0
- abbreviation SHORT shortchange 0
- abbreviation SHORT short-circuit 0
- adjective short If something is short or lasts for a short time, it does not last very long. 0
- adjective short If you talk about a short hour, day, or year, you mean that it seems to have passed very quickly or will seem to pass very quickly. 0
- adjective short A short speech, letter, or book does not have many words or pages in it. 0
- adjective short Someone who is short is not as tall as most people are. 0
- adjective short Something that is short measures only a small amount from one end to the other. 0
- adjective short If you are short of something or if it is short, you do not have enough of it. If you are running short of something or if it is running short, you do not have much of it left. 0
- phrase short Short of a particular thing means except for that thing or without actually doing that thing. 0
- adverb short If something is cut short or stops short, it is stopped before people expect it to or before it has finished. 0
- adjective short If a name or abbreviation is short for another name, it is the short version of that name. 0
- adjective short If you have a short temper, you get angry very easily. 0
- adjective short If you are short with someone, you speak briefly and rather rudely to them, because you are impatient or angry. 0
- noun plural short Shorts are trousers with very short legs, that people wear in hot weather or for taking part in sports. 0
- noun plural short Shorts are men's underpants with short legs. 0
- countable noun short A short is a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink such as whisky, gin, or vodka, rather than a weaker alcoholic drink that you can drink in larger quantities. 0
- countable noun short A short is a short film, especially one that is shown before the main film at the cinema. 0
- adjective short of little length; not long 0
- adjective short of little height; not tall 0
- adjective short of limited duration 0
- adjective short not meeting a requirement; deficient 0
- adjective short lacking (in) or needful (of) 0
- adjective short concise; succinct 0