short

Definitions

• Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
• (of a person) Of comparatively small height.
• Having little duration.
• (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
• (cricket) that is relatively close to the batsman.
• (cricket) that bounced relatively far from the batsman.
• (golf) that falls short of the green or the hole.
• (of pastries) Brittle, crumbly, especially due to the use of a large quantity of fat. See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust, shortening.
• Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.
• Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
• Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.
• Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
• (colloquial) Undiluted; neat.
• (obsolete) Not distant in time; near at hand.
• Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.