short in English
- short⇄adj. 1a. not long; of small extent from end to end.
Ex. a short distance, a short time, a short street. The life so short, the craft so long to learn (Chaucer).
b. not long for its kind.
Ex. a short tail.
2. not tall; having lit - short⇄adv. 1. so as to be or make short.
Ex. to throw short.
2. in a short manner; suddenly; abruptly.
Ex. The horse pulled up short.
3. briefly.
4. without possessing at the time of sale the stocks, securities, or commodities - short⇄expr. be caught short. See under caught.
- short⇄expr. cut short. See under cut.
- short⇄expr. fall short. See under fall.
- short⇄expr. for short, in order to make shorter; by way of abbreviation; as a nickname.
Ex. Robert was called Rob for short. - short⇄expr. in short, briefly.
Ex. The twins no longer are fed from the bottle; in short, they are weaned. - short⇄expr. run short,
a. not have enough.
Ex. Let me know if you run short of money before then.
b. not be enough.
Ex. The hunter's supply of food ran short at the end of the long winter. - short⇄expr. sell short. See under sell (1).
- short⇄expr. short for, a shortened form of.
Ex. The word ""phone"" is short for ""telephone."" - short⇄expr. short of,
a. not up to; less than.
Ex. Nothing short of your best work will satisfy me. Fine seasoned regiments were short of half their strength (Baron Charnwood).
b. not having enough of; in want of; lacking.
Ex. He is s - short⇄expr. short on, poorly furnished with; having little of; lacking.
Ex. U.S. housewives, long on gadgets and short on help, often look enviously to the Old World as a place where ... willing hands are plentiful (Time). - short⇄expr. short out, to short-circuit.
Ex. The resulting short circuit shorted out the power supplies which fed each grid (New Scientist). - short⇄expr. shorts,
a. short, loose trousers usually reaching to above the knees. Shorts are worn by men, women, or children in hot weather or when playing tennis, running races, or taking part in other sports.
Ex. I ... stood outside in football - short⇄expr. squeeze the shorts, to demand and get higher prices (for securities) from short sellers at the time they must make delivery.
Ex. Firms that squeeze the shorts compel short sellers to buy back the stocks at a heavy loss to themselves. - short⇄noun shortness.
- short⇄noun 1a. something short.
Ex. Stories range from 20-line shorts to two-page essays (Time).
b. what is deficient or lacking.
2. short circuit.
3. a short motion picture, such as a cartoon or newsreel, especially one shown on the - short⇄short, adjective, adverb, noun, verb.
- short⇄v.i. short-circuit.
- short⇄v.t. 1. short-circuit.
2. to cheat out of something.
Ex. He shorted the house a mixed case of scotch and rye on the initial inventory and bribed hotel workmen to scrub and paint for him (Atlantic).
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