/ʃoːt/
noun
A short circuit.A short film.A short version of a garment in a particular size.A shortstop.A short seller.A short sale.A summary account.A short sound, syllable, or vowel.An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.An automobile; especially in crack shorts, to break into automobiles.verb
To cause a short circuit in (something).Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit.To shortchange.To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.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.To shorten.adjective
Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.(of a person) Of comparatively small height.Having little duration.(followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).(of a fielder or fielding position) that is relatively close to the batsman.(of a ball) that bounced relatively far from the batsman.(of an approach shot or putt) that falls short of the green or the hole.(of pastries) Brittle, crumbly, especially due to the use of a large quantity of fat. (See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust, shortening.)Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.Undiluted; neat.Not distant in time; near at hand.Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.adverb
Abruptly, curtly, briefly.Unawares.Without achieving a goal or requirement.(of the manner of bounce of a cricket ball) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.With a negative ownership position.preposition
Deficient in.Having a negative position in.