short

Sense 1 noun

the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

Sense 2 verb

cheat someone by not returning him enough money

Sense 3 adjective

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

a short life

Sense 4 adverb

quickly and without warning

he stopped suddenly

Sense 5 noun

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

Sense 6 verb

create a short circuit in

Sense 7 adjective

(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

short skirts

Sense 8 adverb

without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold

he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash

Sense 9 noun

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

Sense 10 adjective

low in stature; not tall

he was short and stocky

Sense 11 adverb

clean across

the car's axle snapped short

Sense 12 adjective

not sufficient to meet a need

an inadequate income

Sense 13 adverb

at some point or distance before a goal is reached

he fell short of our expectations

Sense 14 adjective

(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

a short memory

Sense 15 adverb

so as to interrupt

She took him up short before he could continue

Sense 16 adjective

not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

a short sale

Sense 17 adverb

at a disadvantage

I was caught short

Sense 18 adjective

of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration

the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short

Sense 19 adverb

in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

he told me curtly to get on with it

Sense 20 adjective

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

a light pound

Sense 21 adjective

lacking foresight or scope

a short view of the problem

Sense 22 adjective

tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

shortbread is a short crumbly cookie