short
Of insufficient quantity to meet a need.
“money is short”
“on short rations”
Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so.
“regularly gives short weight”
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range.
“a short memory”
Lacking foresight or scope.
“a short view of the problem”
“shortsighted policies”
Not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices.
“a short sale”
“short in cotton”
Of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration.
“the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short”
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length.
“short skirts”
“short hair”
Primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration.
“a short life”
“a short flight”
Tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening.
“shortbread is a short crumbly cookie”
“a short flaky pie crust”
Marked by rude or peremptory shortness.
“the salesgirl was very short with him”
Low in stature; not tall.
“he was short and stocky”
“short in stature”
In a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner.
“he talked short with everyone”
“he said shortly that he didn't like it”
Without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold.
“he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash”
At a disadvantage.
“I was caught short”
Quickly and without warning.
The location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed.
The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base.
Accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference.
Cheat someone by not returning him enough money.
Create a short circuit in.