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Meaning of short

noun

A short circuit.
A short film.
A short version of a garment in a particular size. Example: 38 short suits fit me right off the rack.
A shortstop. Example: Jones smashes a grounder between third and short.
A short seller. Example: The market decline was terrible, but the shorts were buying champagne.

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. Example: This is the third time I’ve caught them shorting us.
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.

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. Example: Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it’s been at least twenty minutes long.
(followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another). Example: “Phone” is short for “telephone” and "asap" short for "as soon as possible".
(of a fielder or fielding position) that is relatively close to the batsman.

adverb

Abruptly, curtly, briefly. Example: He cut me short repeatedly in the meeting.
Unawares. Example: The recent developments at work caught them short.
Without achieving a goal or requirement. Example: His speech fell short of what was expected.
(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. Example: We went short most finance companies in July.

preposition

Deficient in. Example: He's short common sense.
Having a negative position in. Example: I don’t want to be short the market going into the weekend.

Source: Free Dictionary API.

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