short

What is the Definition of short?

Noun:

1. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
3. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

Verb:

1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money
2. create a short circuit in

Adjective:

1. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
2. (primarily spatial sense)
3. low in stature; not tall
4. of insufficient quantity to meet a need
5. (of memory)
6. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
7. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
8. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
9. lacking foresight or scope
10. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
11. marked by rude or peremptory shortness

Adverb:

1. quickly and without warning
2. without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
3. clean across
4. at some point or distance before a goal is reached
5. so as to interrupt
6. at a disadvantage
7. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

How can I use short in a sentence?

Other meanings of short (synonyms, cognates).