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short

/ short /
adverb/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1
without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
"he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"
Domain:
finance
adjective satellite Sense 2
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
"a short memory"
Similar:
unretentive forgetful
adjective satellite Sense 3
used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively brief duration
Similar:
unstressed unaccented
Domain:
prosody metrics
adjective Sense 4
low in stature; not tall
"his was short and stocky"
"short in stature"
"a short smokestack"
Similar:
chunky dumpy low-set squat squatty stumpy half-length pint-size
Opposites:
tall
See also:
small little low
adjective satellite Sense 5
containing a large amount of shortening; therefore tender and easy to crumble or break into flakes
"shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"
"a short flaky pie crust"
Similar:
tender
adverb Sense 6
tightly
"she caught him up short on his lapel"
adverb Sense 7
at a disadvantage
"I was caught short"
adverb Sense 8
so as to interrupt
"She took him up short before he could continue"
adverb Sense 9
at some point or distance before a goal is reached
"he fell short of our expectations"
adverb Sense 10
clean across
"the car''s axle snapped short"
adjective satellite Sense 11
lacking foresight or scope
"a short view of the problem"
"shortsighted policies"
"shortsighted critics derided the plan"
"myopic thinking"
Similar:
improvident
adjective satellite Sense 12
unwilling to endure
"she was short with the slower students"
Similar:
impatient
adjective Sense 13
not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
"a short sale"
"short in cotton"
Opposites:
long
Domain:
finance
adjective Sense 14
of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively short duration (as e.g. the English vowel sounds in `pat'', `pet'', `pit'', `pot'', putt'')
Opposites:
long
Domain:
phonetics
adjective Sense 15
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
"a short life"
"a short flight"
"a short holiday"
"a short story"
"only a few short months"
Similar:
abbreviated shortened truncated brief little clipped fleeting fugitive
Opposites:
long
noun Sense 16
the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
Type of:
tract piece of land piece of ground
Has parts:
baseball diamond diamond infield
adjective Sense 17
primarily spatial sense; having little length or lacking in length
"short skirts"
"short hair"
"the board was a foot short"
"a short toss"
Similar:
abbreviated brief close curtal sawed-off sawn-off shortened shortish
Opposites:
long
adjective satellite Sense 18
most direct
"took the shortest and most direct route to town"
Similar:
direct
noun Sense 19
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
Type of:
contact tangency
Has parts:
circuit electrical circuit electric circuit
Derived:
short-circuit
verb Sense 20
create a short-circuit in
Type of:
make create
Derived:
short circuit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 21
cheat someone by not returning him enough money
Type of:
victimize swindle rook
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
adverb Sense 22
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
"he told me curtly to get on with it"
"he talked short with everyone"
"he said shortly that he didn''t like it"
Pertains to:
brusque brusk curt short(p)
noun Sense 23
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between 2nd and 3rd base
Type of:
position
Has parts:
baseball team
adjective satellite Sense 24
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
"a light pound"
"a scant cup of sugar"
"regularly gives short weight"
Similar:
insufficient deficient
adjective satellite Sense 25
not sufficient to meet a need
"an inadequate income"
"a poor salary"
"money is short"
"on short rations"
"food is in short supply"
"short on experience"
Similar:
insufficient deficient
adverb Sense 26
quickly and without warning
"he stopped suddenly"
Pertains to:
sudden abrupt
adjective satellite Sense 27
quickly aroused to anger
"a hotheaded commander"
Similar:
ill-natured
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
27
Total Synonyms
37
Total Relationships
65
Times Searched
3
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unretentive forgetful unstressed unaccented chunky dumpy low-set squat squatty stumpy half-length pint-size