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Short

/ʃoːt/

A short circuit.

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📖 Definitions of "Short"

noun

1
A short circuit.
2
A short film.
3
A short version of a garment in a particular size.
"38 short suits fit me right off the rack."
4
A shortstop.
"Jones smashes a grounder between third and short."

verb

1
To cause a short circuit in (something).
2
Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit.
3
To shortchange.
4
To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.
"This is the third time I’ve caught them shorting us."

adjective

1
Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
2
(of a person) Of comparatively small height.
3
Having little duration.
"Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it’s been at least twenty minutes long."
4
(followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
"“Phone” is short for “telephone” and "asap" short for "as soon as possible"."

adverb

1
Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
"He cut me short repeatedly in the meeting."
2
Unawares.
"The recent developments at work caught them short."
3
Without achieving a goal or requirement.
"His speech fell short of what was expected."
4
(of the manner of bounce of a cricket ball) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.

🔄 Synonyms of "Short"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
tendernoun	Sensitive or painful to the touch.
lightnoun	(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
closenoun	(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
directverb	Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
deadnoun	(usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)
inadequatenoun	Not adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
deficientnoun	Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
irascible	Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.
scantverb	Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.
abruptly	In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
truncateverb	(transitive) To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.
briefnoun	Of short duration; happening quickly.
cholericnoun	(by extension) Of a person: having a tendency to become angry easily; bad-tempered, irritable; also, feeling or showing anger; angry, enraged.
fleetingnoun	Passing quickly; of short duration.
littlenoun	Small in size.
fugitivenoun	A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal their identity, as to avoid law authorities in order to avoid an arrest or prosecution, or to avoid some other unwanted situation.
insufficient	Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs.
snubnoun	Conspicuously short.
truncated	Ending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip.
poornoun	With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
squabnoun	A young dove or pigeon.
runty	Having the characteristics of a runt; small and stunted; diminutive.
impatient	Restless, short of temper, and intolerant of delays.
curtly	In a curt manner; tersely, almost rudely.
improvident	failing to provide for the future; reckless

↔️ Antonyms of "Short"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
longnoun	Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
tallnoun	(of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Short"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
little	Small in size.
pint-size	Alternative form of pint-sized. [(colloquial) Comparatively small in size.]
pint-sized	(colloquial) Comparatively small in size.
runty	Having the characteristics of a runt; small and stunted; diminutive.
truncated	Ending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip.
dumpy	Short and thick; stout or stocky.
scant	Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.
squat	Relatively short or low, and thick or broad.
brusk	(British, obsolete or US) Alternative spelling of brusque. [Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.]
squatty	Somewhat squat.
tender	Sensitive or painful to the touch.
truncate	(botany, anatomy) Having an abrupt termination.
shortsighted	Alternative spelling of short-sighted. [Near-sighted; myopic; unable to focus on distant objects.]
snub	Conspicuously short.
dead	(usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)
brusque	Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.
chunky	(euphemistic, of a person) Fat.
squabby	Short and thick
close	Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.
stumpynoun	Like or resembling a stump; short and cut off.