Synonym: brief, concise, curt, little, puny, slight, small, succinct. Antonym: long, tall. Similar words: shorts, shortly, in short, shortage, cut short, short-term, horn, horror. Meaning: [ʃɔrt /ʃɔːt] 
n. 1. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed 2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference 3. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base. v. 1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money 2. create a short circuit in. adj. 1. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration 2. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length 3. low in stature; not tall 4. not sufficient to meet a need 5. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range 6. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices 7. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration 8. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so 9. lacking foresight or scope 10. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening 11. marked by rude or peremptory shortness. adv. 1. quickly and without warning 2. without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold 3. clean across 4. at some point or distance before a goal is reached 5. so as to interrupt 6. at a disadvantage 7. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner.
n. 1. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed 2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference 3. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base. v. 1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money 2. create a short circuit in. adj. 1. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration 2. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length 3. low in stature; not tall 4. not sufficient to meet a need 5. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range 6. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices 7. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration 8. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so 9. lacking foresight or scope 10. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening 11. marked by rude or peremptory shortness. adv. 1. quickly and without warning 2. without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold 3. clean across 4. at some point or distance before a goal is reached 5. so as to interrupt 6. at a disadvantage 7. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner. 
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(181) Life's too short to sit around moping.
(182) I've only been in Brisbane a short time .
(183) He chopped the short story by two paragraphs.
(184) The coat is rather short in the sleeves.
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(185) He heaved heavily after a short distance running.
(186) He was 76 votes short of the quota.
(187) Short skirts are back in style .
(188) This skirt is way too short.
(189) The money collected fell short of the amount required.
(190) The transformation has been nothing short of a miracle.
(191) Can these bonds berealized at short notice?
(192) He stopped a hundred yards short of the building.
(193) I'm tall and thin and he's short and fat.
(194) Her question brought me up short.
(195) He can whack out a short story every week.
(196) Her new book is a collection of short stories.
(197) I offered up a short prayer for forgiveness.
(198) He had short trousers and scabby knees.
(199) Sally saw the ambulance and stopped short.
(200) The book has been developed from a short story.
(201) The company is short of ready cash.
(202) The opera was preceded by a short overture.
(203) The judge called a short recess.
(204) I like the story because it's short and sweet.
(205) Her speeches are rather short on wit.
(206) They had run short of fuel.
(207) She showered and shampooed her short dark hair .
(208) Can you cut it quite short on top, please.
(209) He's grown so much in such a short time.
(210) The US government supported sanctions but stopped short of military action.