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Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
Of a person, living being, or object, having a comparatively small height.
Having little duration.
(followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
(cricket) Of a fielder or fielding position, that is relatively close to the batsman.
(cricket) Of a ball, bowled so that it bounces relatively far from the batsman.
(golf) Of an approach shot or putt, that falls short of the green or the hole.
(gambling) Of betting odds, offering a small return for the money wagered.
(baking) Of pastries or (metallurgy) of materials, brittle, crumbly.
Abrupt, brief, pointed, curt.
Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.
Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
(colloquial) Undiluted; neat.
(obsolete) Not distant in time; near at hand.
(finance) Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
(by extension) Doubtful of, skeptical of.
(finance, dated) Of money, given in the fewest possible notes, i.e. those of the largest denomination.
Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
Unawares.
Without achieving a goal or requirement.
(cricket, of the manner of bounce of a cricket ball) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
(finance) With a negative ownership position.
A short circuit.
A short film.
A short version of a garment in a particular size.
(baseball) A shortstop.
(finance) A short seller.
(finance) A short sale or short position.
A summary account.
(phonetics) A short phone (such as a vowel) or syllable.
(programming) An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
(US, slang) An automobile.
(Philippines) Ellipsis of short bond paper.
(transitive) To cause a short circuit in (something).
(intransitive, of an electrical circuit) To short circuit.
(transitive, informal) To provide with an amount smaller than that agreed or labeled; to shortchange.
(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.
Deficient in.
(finance) Having a negative position in.
Notable Literary & Historical Quotes
“Nhung Ngo had the shortest legs at Site-43. She was the shortest member of staff, two inches beneath the positively elfin Delfina Ibanez, and yet Lillian found her inexplicably difficult to shake. Power-walking down the halls didn't do the trick, as it always did when Wettle-dodging, since the diminutive headshrink kept disappearing into commissaries or service corridors or even other people's offices and emerging, smiling, in front of her.”
— 2022 September 22, HarryBlank, “Mind Over Matter”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 23 May 2024:
“The results of this generalized speedup of the corporate metabolism are multiple: shorter product life cycles, more leasing and renting, more frequent buying and selling, more ephemeral consumption patterns, […]”
— 1980, Alvin Toffler, The Third Wave, page 230:
“Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans—and made for good meals for birds and small mammals.”
— 2012 March-April, Anna Lena Phillips, “Sneaky Silk Moths”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2013, page 172: