SHORT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between 2nd and 3rd base
   Synonym(s)
   • shortstop (what does shortstop mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) short is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • position (what does position mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
   Hypernyms(s) short is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tract (what does tract mean?)
   • piece of land (what does piece of land mean?)
   • piece of ground (what does piece of ground mean?)
   • parcel of land (what does parcel of land mean?)
   • parcel (what does parcel mean?)
3. Meaning
   • accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
   Synonym(s)
   • short circuit (what does short circuit mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) short is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
   • tangency (what does tangency mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • short-circuit (what does short-circuit mean?)
   • short (what does short mean?)

SHORT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • create a short-circuit in
   Synonym(s)
   • short-circuit (what does short-circuit mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) short is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • make (what does make mean?)
   • create (what does create mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • short circuit (what does short circuit mean?)
   • short (what does short mean?)
2. Meaning
   • cheat someone by not returning him enough money
   Synonym(s)
   • short-change (what does short-change mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) short is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • victimize (what does victimize mean?)
   • swindle (what does swindle mean?)
   • rook (what does rook mean?)
   • goldbrick (what does goldbrick mean?)
   • nobble (what does nobble mean?)
   • diddle (what does diddle mean?)
   • bunco (what does bunco mean?)
   • defraud (what does defraud mean?)
   • scam (what does scam mean?)
   • mulct (what does mulct mean?)
   • gyp (what does gyp mean?)
   • con (what does con mean?)

SHORT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • most direct
   Synonym(s)
   • shortest (what does shortest mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • took the shortest and most direct route to town
   Similar To
   • direct (what does direct mean?)
2. Meaning
   • quickly aroused to anger
   Synonym(s)
   • choleric (what does choleric mean?)
   • hot-tempered (what does hot-tempered mean?)
   • hotheaded (what does hotheaded mean?)
   • irascible (what does irascible mean?)
   • quick-tempered (what does quick-tempered mean?)
   • short-tempered (what does short-tempered mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a hotheaded commander
   Similar To
   • ill-natured (what does ill-natured mean?)
3. Meaning
   • primarily spatial sense
   • having little length or lacking in length
   Usage Example(s)
   • short skirts
   • short hair
   • the board was a foot short
   • a short toss
   Antonym(s)
   • long (what does long mean?)
   Similar To
   • abbreviated (what does abbreviated mean?)
   • brief (what does brief mean?)
   • close (what does close mean?)
   • curtal (what does curtal mean?)
   • sawed-off (what does sawed-off mean?)
   • sawn-off (what does sawn-off mean?)
   • shortened (what does shortened mean?)
   • shortish (what does shortish mean?)
   • short-range (what does short-range mean?)
   • short-snouted (what does short-snouted mean?)
   • telescoped (what does telescoped mean?)
   • shortened (what does shortened mean?)
   • snub (what does snub mean?)
   • stubby (what does stubby mean?)
   • truncate (what does truncate mean?)
   • truncated (what does truncated mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • length (what does length mean?)
4. Meaning
   • primarily temporal sense
   • indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
   Usage Example(s)
   • a short life
   • a short flight
   • a short holiday
   • a short story
   • only a few short months
   Antonym(s)
   • long (what does long mean?)
   Similar To
   • abbreviated (what does abbreviated mean?)
   • shortened (what does shortened mean?)
   • truncated (what does truncated mean?)
   • brief (what does brief mean?)
   • little (what does little mean?)
   • clipped (what does clipped mean?)
   • fleeting (what does fleeting mean?)
   • fugitive (what does fugitive mean?)
   • momentaneous (what does momentaneous mean?)
   • momentary (what does momentary mean?)
   • short-dated (what does short-dated mean?)
   • short-range (what does short-range mean?)
   • short-run (what does short-run mean?)
   • short-term (what does short-term mean?)
   • telescoped (what does telescoped mean?)
   • shortened (what does shortened mean?)
   • short and sweet(p) (what does short and sweet(p) mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • duration (what does duration mean?)
   • length (what does length mean?)
5. Meaning
   • of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively short duration (as e.g. the English vowel sounds in `pat”, `pet”, `pit”, `pot”, putt”)
   Antonym(s)
   • long (what does long mean?)
6. Meaning
   • not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
   Usage Example(s)
   • a short sale
   • short in cotton
   Antonym(s)
   • long (what does long mean?)
7. Meaning
   • unwilling to endure
   Synonym(s)
   • unforbearing (what does unforbearing mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • she was short with the slower students
   Similar To
   • impatient (what does impatient mean?)
8. Meaning
   • lacking foresight or scope
   Synonym(s)
   • myopic (what does myopic mean?)
   • shortsighted (what does shortsighted mean?)
   • unforesightful (what does unforesightful mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a short view of the problem
   • shortsighted policies
   • shortsighted critics derided the plan
   • myopic thinking
   Similar To
   • improvident (what does improvident mean?)
9. Meaning
   • (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
   Usage Example(s)
   • a short memory
   Similar To
   • unretentive (what does unretentive mean?)
   • forgetful (what does forgetful mean?)
10. Meaning
    • used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively brief duration
    Similar To
    • unstressed (what does unstressed mean?)
    • unaccented (what does unaccented mean?)
11. Meaning
    • not sufficient to meet a need
    Synonym(s)
    • inadequate (what does inadequate mean?)
    • poor (what does poor mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • an inadequate income
    • a poor salary
    • money is short
    • on short rations
    • food is in short supply
    • short on experience
    Similar To
    • insufficient (what does insufficient mean?)
    • deficient (what does deficient mean?)
12. Meaning
    • less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
    Synonym(s)
    • light (what does light mean?)
    • scant(p) (what does scant(p) mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • a light pound
    • a scant cup of sugar
    • regularly gives short weight
    Similar To
    • insufficient (what does insufficient mean?)
    • deficient (what does deficient mean?)
13. Meaning
    • low in stature
    • not tall
    Usage Example(s)
    • his was short and stocky
    • short in stature
    • a short smokestack
    Antonym(s)
    • tall (what does tall mean?)
    Similar To
    • chunky (what does chunky mean?)
    • dumpy (what does dumpy mean?)
    • low-set (what does low-set mean?)
    • squat (what does squat mean?)
    • squatty (what does squatty mean?)
    • stumpy (what does stumpy mean?)
    • half-length (what does half-length mean?)
    • pint-size (what does pint-size mean?)
    • pint-sized (what does pint-sized mean?)
    • runty (what does runty mean?)
    • sawed-off (what does sawed-off mean?)
    • sawn-off (what does sawn-off mean?)
    • squab (what does squab mean?)
    • squabby (what does squabby mean?)
    See Also
    • small (what does small mean?)
    • little (what does little mean?)
    • low (what does low mean?)
    Attribute(s)
    • stature (what does stature mean?)
    • height (what does height mean?)
14. Meaning
    • containing a large amount of shortening
    • therefore tender and easy to crumble or break into flakes
    Usage Example(s)
    • shortbread is a short crumbly cookie
    • a short flaky pie crust
    Similar To
    • tender (what does tender mean?)

SHORT as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • quickly and without warning
   Synonym(s)
   • abruptly (what does abruptly mean?)
   • dead (what does dead mean?)
   • suddenly (what does suddenly mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he stopped suddenly
   Pertainym(s)
   • sudden (what does sudden mean?)
   • abrupt (what does abrupt mean?)
2. Meaning
   • in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
   Synonym(s)
   • curtly (what does curtly mean?)
   • shortly (what does shortly mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he told me curtly to get on with it
   • he talked short with everyone
   • he said shortly that he didn”t like it
   Pertainym(s)
   • brusque (what does brusque mean?)
   • brusk (what does brusk mean?)
   • curt (what does curt mean?)
   • short(p) (what does short(p) mean?)
   • brusque (what does brusque mean?)
   • brusk (what does brusk mean?)
   • curt (what does curt mean?)
   • short(p) (what does short(p) mean?)
3. Meaning
   • tightly
   Usage Example(s)
   • she caught him up short on his lapel
4. Meaning
   • at a disadvantage
   Synonym(s)
   • unawares (what does unawares mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I was caught short
5. Meaning
   • so as to interrupt
   Usage Example(s)
   • She took him up short before he could continue
6. Meaning
   • at some point or distance before a goal is reached
   Usage Example(s)
   • he fell short of our expectations
7. Meaning
   • clean across
   Usage Example(s)
   • the car’’s axle snapped short
8. Meaning
   • without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
   Usage Example(s)
   • he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash