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Short — synonyms, short antonyms, definition

1. short (a)

71 synonym
abbreviated abrupt below blunt brief brusque cavalier compact comprehensive concise condensed curt deficient diminutive discourteous ephemeral epitomised epitomized fleeting gruff • • •

2. short (Noun)

10 synonyms
core essence gist heart meat point short circuit shortstop substance upshot
3 definitions

short (Noun) — The location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed.

short (Noun) — Accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference.

short (Noun) — The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base.

8 types of
contact parcel parcel of land piece of ground piece of land position tangency tract
7 parts of
baseball diamond baseball team circuit diamond electric circuit electrical circuit infield

3. short (Adjective)

9 synonyms
brusk forgetful light myopic poor short-sighted shortsighted unforesightful unretentive
2 antonyms
long tall
11 definitions

short (Adjective) — Primarily temporal sense; indicating, being or seeming to be limited in duration. ex. "a short life" ex. "a short flight" ex. "a short holiday" ex. "a short story" ex. "only a few short months"

short (Adjective) — (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length. ex. "short skirts" ex. "short hair" ex. "the board was a foot short" ex. "a short toss"

short (Adjective) — Low in stature; not tall. ex. "he was short and stocky" ex. "short in stature" ex. "a short smokestack"

short (Adjective) — Not sufficient to meet a need. ex. "money is short" ex. "on short rations" ex. "food is in short supply" ex. "short on experience"

short (Adjective) — (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range. ex. "a short memory"

short (Adjective) — (finance) not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices. ex. "a short sale" ex. "short in cotton"

short (Adjective) — (phonetics) of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration. ex. "the English vowel sounds in 'pat', 'pet', 'pit', 'pot', putt' are short"

short (Adjective) — Less than the correct, legal or full amount, often deliberately. ex. "regularly gives short weight"

short (Adjective) — Lacking foresight or scope. ex. "a short view of the problem" ex. "a short-sighted view of the problem"

short (Adjective) — Tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening. ex. "a short flaky pie crust" ex. "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"

short (Adjective) — Marked by rude or peremptory shortness. ex. "the salesgirl was very short with him"

4 see also
duration height length stature

4. short (Verb)

2 synonyms
short-change short-circuit
2 definitions

short (Verb) — Cheat someone by not returning him enough money.

short (Verb) — Create a short circuit in.

21 type of
bunco bunko con create defraud diddle gip goldbrick grift gyp hornswoggle make mulct nobble ream rook scam short-change swindle victimise • • •

5. short (Adverb)

6 synonyms
abruptly curtly dead shortly suddenly unawares
7 definitions

short (Adverb) — Quickly and without warning. ex. "he stopped short"

short (Adverb) — (finance) without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold. ex. "he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"

short (Adverb) — Clean across. ex. "the car's axle snapped short"

short (Adverb) — At some point or distance before a goal is reached. ex. "he fell short of our expectations"

short (Adverb) — So as to interrupt. ex. "She took him up short before he could continue"

short (Adverb) — At a disadvantage. ex. "I was caught short"

short (Adverb) — In a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner. ex. "he talked short with everyone"