short

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Synonyms: snort, shout, shoot, sport, sort, shot, thort, shore, shoat, shirt, skort

Antonyms: snort, shout, shoot, sport, sort, shot, thort, shore, shoat, shirt, skort

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either [[horizontal]]ly or [[vertical]]ly.
2. Of a person, living being{{,}} or object, having a comparatively small [[height]].
3. Having little [[duration]].
4. {{lb|en|followed by '''''for'''''}} Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
5. {{lb|en|cricket}} Of a [[fielder]] or fielding [[position]], that is relatively [[close]] to the [[batsman]].
6. {{lb|en|cricket}} Of a ball, bowled so that it bounces relatively far from the batsman.
7. {{lb|en|golf}} Of an [[approach shot]] or [[putt]], that falls short of the green or the hole.
8. {{lb|en|gambling}} Of betting [[odds]], offering a small return for the money wagered.
9. {{lb|en|baking}} Of [[pastry|pastries]] or {{lb|en|metallurgy}} of materials, [[brittle]], [[crumbly]].
10. [[abrupt|Abrupt]], [[brief]], [[pointed]], [[curt]].
11. Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
12. Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.

Adverb

1. [[abruptly|Abruptly]], [[curtly]], [[briefly]].
2. [[unawares|Unawares]].
3. Without achieving a [[goal]] or [[requirement]].
4. {{lb|en|cricket|of the manner of bounce of a [[cricket ball]]}} Relatively [[far]] from the [[batsman]] and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of [[full]].
5. {{lb|en|finance}} With a [[negative]] [[ownership]] position.

Noun

1. A [[short circuit]].
2. A [[short film]].
3. A short version of a [[garment]] in a particular [[size]].
4. {{lb|en|baseball}} A [[shortstop]].
5. {{lb|en|finance}} A [[short seller]].
6. {{lb|en|finance}} A [[short sale]] or [[short position]].
7. A summary account.
8. {{lb|en|phonetics}} A short [[phone]] (such as a [[vowel]]) or [[syllable]].
9. {{lb|en|programming}} An [[integer]] [[variable]] having a smaller [[range]] than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
10. {{lb|en|US|slang}} An [[automobile]].
11. {{senseid|en|paper size}} {{lb|en|Philippines}} {{ellipsis of|en|short bond paper}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause a [[short circuit#Noun|short circuit]] in (something).
2. {{lb|en|intransitive|of an [[electrical]] [[circuit]]}} To [[short circuit#Verb|short circuit]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive|informal}} To [[provide]] with an [[amount]] [[small]]er than that [[agree]]d or [[label]]ed; to [[shortchange]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive|business}} To sell something, especially [[security|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]].
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[shorten]].

Preposition

1. {{cap|deficient}} in.
2. {{lb|en|finance}} Having a [[negative]] [[position]] in.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.
2. {{place|en|ucomm|co/Tishomingo County|s/Mississippi|c/USA}}.
3. {{place|en|CDP|co/Sequoyah County|s/Oklahoma|c/USA}}.

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