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short

adverb
  1. quickly and without warning
    abruptly
  2. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
    shortly
  3. at a disadvantage
    “I was caught short”
    unawares
  4. so as to interrupt
    “I took them up short before they could continue.”
  5. at some point or distance before a goal is reached
    “They fell short of our expectations.”
  6. clean across
    “the car's axle snapped short”
  7. without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
    “They made their fortune by selling short just before the crash.”
adjective
  1. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
    “shortbread is a short crumbly cookie”
  2. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
    “short skirts”
  3. primarily temporal sense
    long
  4. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
    “the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short”
  5. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
    “a short sale”
  6. lacking foresight or scope
    “a short view of the problem”
    shortsightedunforesightfulmyopic
  7. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
    “a short memory”
    forgetfulunretentive
  8. not sufficient to meet a need
    inadequatepoor
  9. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
    lightscant
  10. low in stature
    little
  11. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
    curt
noun
  1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
    shortstop
  2. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
  3. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
    short circuit
verb
  1. create a short circuit in
    short-circuit
  2. cheat someone by not returning him enough money
    short-change