short

Etymology
From, , from , , from , from , from.

Cognate with shirt, skirt, curt, 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (whence 🇨🇬), 🇨🇬 (whence 🇨🇬), 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. . More at.

Pronunciation






Adjective

 * 1) Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
 * 2)  Of comparatively small height.
 * 3) Having little duration.
 * 4)  Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
 * 5)  that is relatively close to the batsman.
 * 6)  bowled so that it bounces relatively far from the batsman.
 * 7)  that falls short of the green or the hole.
 * 8)  Of betting odds, offering a small return for the money wagered.
 * 9)  Brittle, crumbly.
 * 10) Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.
 * 11) Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
 * 12) Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.
 * 13) Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
 * 14)  Undiluted; neat.
 * 15)  Not distant in time; near at hand.
 * 16)   Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
 * 17)  Doubtful of, skeptical of.
 * 18)  Of money: given in the fewest possible notes, i.e. those of the largest denomination.
 * 1) Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.
 * 2) Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
 * 3)  Undiluted; neat.
 * 4)  Not distant in time; near at hand.
 * 5)   Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
 * 6)  Doubtful of, skeptical of.
 * 7)  Of money: given in the fewest possible notes, i.e. those of the largest denomination.
 * 1)  Undiluted; neat.
 * 2)  Not distant in time; near at hand.
 * 3)   Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
 * 4)  Doubtful of, skeptical of.
 * 5)  Of money: given in the fewest possible notes, i.e. those of the largest denomination.
 * 1)   Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
 * 2)  Doubtful of, skeptical of.
 * 3)  Of money: given in the fewest possible notes, i.e. those of the largest denomination.
 * 1)   Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
 * 2)  Doubtful of, skeptical of.
 * 3)  Of money: given in the fewest possible notes, i.e. those of the largest denomination.
 * 1)  Doubtful of, skeptical of.
 * 2)  Of money: given in the fewest possible notes, i.e. those of the largest denomination.
 * 1)  Of money: given in the fewest possible notes, i.e. those of the largest denomination.

Usage notes

 * is often used in the positive vertical dimension and used as is in the negative vertical dimension; in the horizontal dimension  is more commonly used.

Synonyms

 * an abbreviation of, a short form of
 * an abbreviation of, a short form of
 * an abbreviation of, a short form of
 * an abbreviation of, a short form of

Adverb

 * 1) Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
 * 2) Unawares.
 * 3) Without achieving a goal or requirement.
 * 4)  Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
 * 5)  With a negative ownership position.
 * 1) Without achieving a goal or requirement.
 * 2)  Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
 * 3)  With a negative ownership position.
 * 1)  Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
 * 2)  With a negative ownership position.

Noun

 * 1) A short circuit.
 * 2) A short film.
 * 3) A  that is less than one minute long.
 * 4) A short version of a garment in a particular size.
 * 5)  A shortstop.
 * 6)  A short seller.
 * 7)  A short sale or short position.
 * 8) A summary account.
 * 9)  A short sound, syllable, or vowel.
 * 10)  An   having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
 * 11)  An automobile; especially in crack shorts, to break into automobiles.
 * 1)  A short sale or short position.
 * 2) A summary account.
 * 3)  A short sound, syllable, or vowel.
 * 4)  An   having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
 * 5)  An automobile; especially in crack shorts, to break into automobiles.
 * 1)  An   having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
 * 2)  An automobile; especially in crack shorts, to break into automobiles.
 * 1)  An automobile; especially in crack shorts, to break into automobiles.

Verb

 * 1)  To cause a short circuit in (something).
 * 2)  To short circuit.
 * 3)  To shortchange
 * 4)  To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.
 * 5)  To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.
 * 6)  To shorten.
 * 1)  To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.
 * 2)  To shorten.

Preposition

 * 1) Deficient in.
 * 2)  Having a negative position in.
 * 1)  Having a negative position in.
 * 1)  Having a negative position in.

Synonyms

 * , on

Etymology
Borrowed through from.

Noun

 * 1) drawing (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)
 * 2) sweepstakes

Etymology
From, in the sense of a short circuit. Cognate with Taiwanese 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1)  insane; crazy

Verb

 * 1)  to become insane; to become crazy
 * 2)  to malfunction
 * 3)  to short-circuit

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) shorts, short trousers

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  (short film etc.)

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  shorts pants that do not go lower than the knees

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) shorts