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Short

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Meaning

Adj

Having a small
from one end or
to another, either
or vertically.
Of
small height.
Having little duration.
Of a
or
,
an
(for another) or
form (of another).
In Cricket:
that is
the batsman.
In Cricket:
bowled so that it
the batsman.
In Golf:
that
of the
or the hole.
In Gambling:
Of
,
a small
for the money wagered.
In Baking & Metallurgy:
Brittle,
. (See
,
,
,
,
, cold-short.)
Abrupt;
;
; petulant.
Insufficiently
;
, especially with money;
; lacking.
Deficient; less; not
to a
or standard.
Undiluted; neat.
Not
;
at hand.
In Finance:
Being in a financial
that is
to be
if the price of the
security
in the future.
Doubtful of,
of.
In Finance:
Of money:
the
possible
, i.e. those of the
denomination.

Adv

Abruptly,
, briefly.
Unawares.
Without
a
or requirement.
In Cricket:
Relatively
the
and hence
higher than
;
of full.
In Finance:
With
position.

Noun

A
circuit.
A
film.
A
of a
in a particular size.
In Baseball:
A shortstop.
In Finance:
A
seller.
In Finance:
A
or
position.
A
account.
In Phonetics:
A
,
, or vowel.
In Programming:
An
having a
range than
; usually two
long.
In American English:
An
; especially in
, to
s.

Verb

To cause a
in (something).
To
circuit.
To shortchange.
To provide with a
than
or
amount.
In Business:
To
something, especially
,
does not own
for
at a
in
of
from a
in the price; to
short.
To shorten.

Prep

Deficient in.
In Finance:
Having
in.

Name

A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

short
English
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short
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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