Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
Of comparatively small height.
Having little duration.
Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
that is relatively close to the batsman.
bowled so that it bounces relatively far from the batsman.
that falls short of the green or the hole.
Of betting odds, offering a small return for the money wagered.
Brittle, crumbly. (See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust, shortening, hot short, cold-short.)
Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant; curt.
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.
(colloquial) Undiluted; neat.
(obsolete) 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.
(broadly) Doubtful of, skeptical of.
(dated) Of money: given in the fewest possible notes, i.e. those of the largest denomination.

(not-comparable) Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
(not-comparable) Unawares.
(not-comparable) Without achieving a goal or requirement.
(not-comparable) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
(not-comparable) With a negative ownership position.

A short circuit.
A short film.
A short film.
A short film.
A short version of a garment in a particular size.
A shortstop.
A short seller.
A short sale or short position.
A summary account.
A short sound, syllable, or vowel.
An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
(US, slang) An automobile; especially in crack shorts (“to break into automobiles”).

(transitive) To cause a short circuit in (something).
(intransitive) To short circuit.
(informal, transitive) To provide with an amount smaller than that agreed or labeled; to shortchange.
(transitive) 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.
(obsolete) To shorten.

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