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Adjective Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically. (of a person) Of comparatively little height. Having little duration; opposite of long. (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another). (fielder) that is relatively close to the batsman. (cricket, Of a ball) that bounced relatively far from the batsman. (golf, of an approach shot or putt) that falls short of the green or the hole. (of pastries and metals) Brittle, crumbly, especially due to the use of too much shortening. (See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust.) Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant. Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty. Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking. Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard. (obsolete) Not distant in time; near at hand. Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future. Adverb Abruptly, curtly, briefly. Unawares. Without achieving a goal or requirement. (cricket ball) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full. (finance) With a negative ownership position. Noun A short circuit. A short film. Used to indicate a short-length version of a size (baseball) A shortstop. (finance) A short seller. (finance) A short sale. A summary account. (phonetics) A short sound, syllable, or vowel. (programming) An integer variable shorter than normal integers; usually two bytes long. Verb (transitive) To cause a short circuit in (something). (intransitive) Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit. (transitive) To shortchange. (transitive) To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount. (transitive, business) To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short. (obsolete) To shorten. Preposition Deficient in. (finance) Having a negative position in. Find more words! 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