short - noun

the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

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

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

short - verb

• cheat someone by not returning him enough money
• create a short circuit in

short - adjective

• primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
• (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
• low in stature; not tall
• (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
• not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
• of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
• not sufficient to meet a need
• less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
• lacking foresight or scope
• tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
• marked by rude or peremptory shortness

short - adverb

• quickly and without warning
• without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
• clean across
• at some point or distance before a goal is reached
• so as to interrupt
• at a disadvantage
• in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

short - thesaurus

abruptly   brusk   brusque   curt   curtly   dead   forgetful   inadequate   light   little   myopic   poor   scant   shortly   shortsighted   shortstop   suddenly   unawares   unforesightful   unretentive