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"Short" Definition

noun

A brief film; a short subject.
A byproduct of wheat processing that consists of germ, bran, and coarse meal or flour.
A malfunction caused by a short circuit.
A short circuit.
A short sale.

adverb

Abruptly; quickly: stop short.
At a disadvantage: We were caught short by the sudden storm.
At a point before a given boundary, limit, or goal: a missile that landed short of the target.
In a rude or curt manner.
Without owning what one is selling: selling a commodity short.

adjective

Appearing to pass quickly: finished the job in a few short months.
Being of relatively brief duration. Used of a syllable in quantitative prosody.
Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky: a short pie crust.
Deficient in retentiveness: a short memory.
Easily provoked; irascible.

idiom

In short In summary; briefly.
Short for An abbreviation of: Ed is short for Edward.
Short of Less than: Nothing short of her best effort was required to make the team.
Short of Not quite willing to undertake or do; just this side of: She stopped short of throwing out the old photo.
Short of Other than; without resorting to: Short of yelling at him, I had no other way to catch his attention.

verb-transitive

Informal To give (one) less than one is entitled to; shortchange.
To cause a short circuit in.
To sell (a stock that one does not own) in anticipation of making a profit when its price falls; make a short sale.
To sell unowned stock in (the stock market) in anticipation of making a profit when prices fall.

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