short

/ʃoːt/

#720 of the most-used English words

noun

1. A short circuit.
2. A short film.
3. A short version of a garment in a particular size.
   "38 short suits fit me right off the rack."
4. A shortstop.
   "Jones smashes a grounder between third and short."

verb

1. To cause a short circuit in (something).
2. Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit.
3. To shortchange.
4. To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.
   "This is the third time I’ve caught them shorting us."

adjective

1. Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
2. (of a person) Of comparatively small height.
3. Having little duration.
   "Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it’s been at least twenty minutes long."
4. (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
   "“Phone” is short for “telephone” and "asap" short for "as soon as possible"."

Similar: abbreviation, short form, low, narrow, shallow, slim

adverb

1. Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
   "He cut me short repeatedly in the meeting."
2. Unawares.
   "The recent developments at work caught them short."
3. Without achieving a goal or requirement.
   "His speech fell short of what was expected."
4. (of the manner of bounce of a cricket ball) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.