having little or insufficient length or height
not extended in time; brief
a short vacation
limited in distance
a short walk
not coming up to a measure or requirement
in short supply
not reaching far enough
The throw was short by five metres
(often + of) insufficiently supplied
short of cash
not lengthy or protracted; concise
made briefer; abbreviated
Sue is short for Susan
abrupt or curt
quickly provoked
a short temper
said of a speech sound: having a relatively short duration
said of one of a pair of similarly spelt vowel sounds: shorter in duration than the other
said of a syllable in verse: of relatively brief duration
said of a syllable in verse: unstressed
said of odds in betting: almost even
payable at an early date; short-term
said of a seller: not yet possessing the goods or property that he or she has contracted to sell because their price is expected to fall before the delivery date
relating to the sale of securities or commodities that the seller does not possess or has not contracted for at the time of the sale
said of pastry: crisp and easily broken owing to the presence of fat; crumbly
in cricket:
denoting or occupying a fielding position near the batsman
said of a bowled ball: bouncing relatively far from the batsman
informal to have somebody totally at one's mercy
quickly
for the immediate future
to get through something quickly
brief and not too unpleasant
Let's keep the meeting short and sweet
an abbreviation for
not having much of