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short 
  adj 
1 of little length; not long 
2 of little height; not tall 
3 of limited duration 
4 not meeting a requirement; deficient 
the number of places laid at the table was short by four  
5 postpositive; often foll by: of  or  on lacking (in) or needful (of) 
I'm always short of money  
6 concise; succinct 
7 lacking in the power of retentiveness 
a short memory  
8 abrupt to the point of rudeness 
the salesgirl was very short with him  
9  (Finance) 
a not possessing the securities or commodities that have been sold under contract and therefore obliged to make a purchase before the delivery date 
b of or relating to such sales, which depend on falling prices for profit 
10  (Phonetics) 
a denoting a vowel of relatively brief temporal duration 
b classified as short, as distinguished from other vowels. Thus in English (<PH:I>) in bin, though of longer duration than (<PH:i><PH::>) in beat, is nevertheless regarded as a short vowel 
c (in popular usage) denoting the qualities of the five English vowels represented orthographically in the words pat, pet, pit, pot, put, and putt 
11  (Prosody) 
a denoting a vowel that is phonetically short or a syllable containing such a vowel. In classical verse short vowels are followed by one consonant only or sometimes one consonant plus a following l or r 
b (of a vowel or syllable in verse that is not quantitative) not carrying emphasis or accent; unstressed 
12 (of pastry) crumbly in texture 
 See also  →  shortcrust pastry 
13 (of a drink of spirits) undiluted; neat 
14 ♦ have (someone) by the short and curlies 
Informal to have (someone) completely in one's power 
15 ♦ in short supply scarce 
16 ♦ short and sweet unexpectedly brief 
17 ♦ short for an abbreviation for 
  adv 
18 abruptly 
to stop short  
19 briefly or concisely 
20 rudely or curtly 
21  (Finance) without possessing the securities or commodities at the time of their contractual sale 
to sell short  
22 ♦ caught or taken short having a sudden need to urinate or defecate 
23 ♦ fall short 
a to prove inadequate 
b often foll by: of to fail to reach or measure up to (a standard) 
24 ♦ go short not to have a sufficient amount, etc. 
25 ♦ short of except 
nothing short of a miracle can save him now  
  n 
26 anything that is short 
27 a drink of spirits as opposed to a long drink such as beer 
28  (Phonetics, prosody) a short vowel or syllable 
29  (Finance) 
a a short contract or sale 
b a short seller 
30 a short film, usually of a factual nature 
31  See  →  short circuit  →  1 
32 ♦ for short 
Informal as an abbreviation 
he is called Jim for short  
33 ♦ in short 
a as a summary 
b in a few words 
  vb 
34  See  →  short circuit  →  2  (See also)   →  shorts 
  (Old English scort; related to Old Norse skortr a lack, skera to cut, Old High German scurz short) 
♦  shortness  n 



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