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short

/ʃoɹt/noun, verb, adjective, adverb1 syllable

Short means: low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal.

Synonyms for short88

noun, as in accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

short circuit

noun, as in the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

shortstop

verb, as in cheat someone by not returning them enough money

short-change

verb, as in create a short circuit in

short-circuit

adjective, as in low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal

little, chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy, compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset, half-length, pint-size
and 8 more, pint-sized, runty, sawed-off, sawn-off, short-stalked, squab, squabby, low

adjective, as in (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

abbreviated, brief, close, curtal, sawed-off, sawn-off, shortened, shortish, short-range, short-snouted, snub, stubby, telescoped, truncate, truncated

adjective, as in primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

abbreviated, shortened, truncated, brief, clipped, fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary, short and sweet, short-dated, short-range, short-run, short-term

adjective, as in of insufficient quantity to meet a need

adjective, as in (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

unretentive, forgetful, unmindful, mindless

adjective, as in less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

adjective, as in lacking foresight or scope

shortsighted, unforesightful, myopic, improvident

adjective, as in marked by rude or peremptory shortness

brusque, brusk, curt, discourteous

adjective, as in tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

breakable

adverb, as in quickly and without warning

suddenly, all of a sudden, on the spur of the moment, of a sudden, abruptly, dead

adverb, as in in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

curtly, shortly

adverb, as in at a disadvantage

unawares

also used for short

narrow, slim, shallow, petite, titchy, concise, scrimp, shortsome, stubbed, vertically challenged, lacking

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of short

What does short mean?23

adjective

1

low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal“he was short and stocky”

2

(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length“short skirts”

3

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration“a short life”

4

of insufficient quantity to meet a need“an inadequate income”

5

(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range“a short memory”

6

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so“a light pound”

7

lacking foresight or scope“a short view of the problem”

8

marked by rude or peremptory shortness“try to cultivate a less brusque manner”

9

tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening“shortbread is a short crumbly cookie”

10

not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices“a short sale”

11

of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration“the English vowel sounds in ‘pat’, ‘pet’, ‘pit’, ‘pot’, ‘putt’ are short”

adverb

1

quickly and without warning“he stopped suddenly”

2

in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner“he told me curtly to get on with it”

3

at a disadvantage“I was caught short”

4

clean across“the car's axle snapped short”

5

without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold“he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash”

6

at some point or distance before a goal is reached“he fell short of our expectations”

7

so as to interrupt“She took him up short before he could continue”

noun

1

accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

2

the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

3

the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

verb

1

cheat someone by not returning them enough money

2

create a short circuit in

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with short?22

one syllable

courtsortportsportfortcttortmortthwartquartsnort

two syllables

three syllables

teleport
Show 40 near rhymes

All 22 rhymes for short, grouped by syllable

Short in a sentence

  • Any translation, however good, will clearly fall short of the original.Dejo
  • In short, he is a man of great ability.orcrist
  • After a short pursuit, the police caught him.Swift
  • The meeting, in short, was a waste of time.CM
  • You have only a short rest, so make the best of it.CK
  • The concert was short, but it was really good.CK
  • We must make the most of our vacation, as it is so short.sans
  • To my regret, his was nothing but a short-lived triumph.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of short

as a noun

plural
shorts

as a verb

past tense
shorted
present participle
shorting
third-person singular
shorts

as a adjective

comparative
shorter
superlative
shortest