1. adjective /ʃɔːt,ʃɔrt,ʃɑrt/
Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month its been at least twenty minutes long.
b) Of comparatively little height.
“Phone” is short for “telephone” and "asap" short for "as soon as possible".
Syn: low, narrow, slim, shallow, little, pint-sized, titchy, brief, concise, abbreviation, short form
2. adverb /ʃɔːt,ʃɔrt,ʃɑrt/
a) abruptly
They had to stop short to avoid hitting the dog in the street.
b) unawares
The recent developments at work caught them short.
3. noun /ʃɔːt,ʃɔrt,ʃɑrt/
a) A short circuit.
Jones smashes a grounder between third and short.
b) shortstop
The market decline was terrible, but the shorts were buying champagne.
4. verb /ʃɔːt,ʃɔrt,ʃɑrt/
a) To cause a short circuit in (something).
This is the third time Ive caught them shorting us.
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