Short Meaning and Definition

Word: Short

How to pronounce: ʃɔːt

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Measuring a small distance from end to end.

Example sentences: "Short dark hair"

2. Lasting or taking a small amount of time.

Example sentences: "Visiting London for a short break"

3. Relatively small in extent.

Example sentences: "A short speech"

4. (of a vowel) categorized as short with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard British English the vowel /ʊ/ in good is short as distinct from the long vowel /uː/ in food).

5. (of a person) terse; uncivil.

6. (of odds or a chance) reflecting or representing a high level of probability.

7. (of pastry) containing a high proportion of fat to flour and therefore crumbly.

Adverb

Definitions:

1. (chiefly in sport) at, to, or over a relatively small distance.

Noun

Definitions:

1. A drink of spirits served in a small measure.

2. A short film as opposed to a feature film.

3. A short sound such as a short signal in Morse code or a short vowel or syllable.

4. A short circuit.

5. A person who sells short.

6. A mixture of bran and coarse flour.

Verb

Definitions:

1. Short-circuit or cause to short-circuit.

Example sentences: "The electrical circuit had shorted out"

2. Sell (stocks or other securities or commodities) in advance of acquiring them, with the aim of making a profit when the price falls.

Synonyms:

brief

stubby

curt

fast

concise

succinct

terse

short term

rather short

poor

small

shallow

little

petite

friable

brevity

briefness

shortly

in brief

in short

curtly

low

short circuit

squeeze

not long

insufficient

inadequate

lacking

scarce

scant

deficient

abbreviation

abrupt

brusque

suddenly

slim

Antonyms:

long

lengthy

lasting

durable

higher

duration

high

for long

Derivations:

shortish

shortened

shortening

shorting

shorted

shortness

shorty

shortage

shorten

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Short in Other Languages...

Spanish: Corto

German: Kurz

French: Court

Italian: Breve

Turkish: Kısa