ALL meanings of shorter
Shor·ter
S s - idioms shorter make short work of. work (def 53). 1
- idioms shorter run short, to be in insufficient supply: My patience is running short. 1
- idioms shorter 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 shorter short and sweet, pleasantly brief. pertinent: We're in a hurry, so make it short and sweet. 1
- idioms shorter short for, being a shorter form of; abbreviated to: “Phone” is short for “telephone.”. 1
- idioms shorter 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