short Meaning and Definition

1. a. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

2. a. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

3. a. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration

4. a. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

5. a. low in stature; not tall

6. a. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

7. n. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

8. n. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

9. n. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

10. r. quickly and without warning

11. r. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

12. r. at a disadvantage

13. r. so as to interrupt

14. r. at some point or distance before a goal is reached

15. r. clean across

16. r. without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold

17. s. lacking foresight or scope

18. s. not sufficient to meet a need

19. s. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

20. s. marked by rude or peremptory shortness

21. s. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

22. v. create a short circuit in

23. v. cheat someone by not returning him enough money