Shorter

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Mục lục 1 Noun 1.1 Frank, born 1947, U.S. marathon runner. 1.2 Wayne, born 1933, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer. 2 Adjective 2.1 having little length; not long. 2.2 having little height; not tall 2.3 extending or reaching only a little way 2.4 brief in duration; not extensive in time 2.5 brief or concise, as writing. 2.6 rudely brief; abrupt; hurting 2.7 low in amount; scanty 2.8 not reaching a point, mark, target, or the like; not long enough or far enough. 2.9 below the standard in extent, quantity, duration, etc. 2.10 having a scanty or insufficient amount of (often fol. by in or on ) 2.11 being below a necessary or desired level; lacking 2.12 Cookery . 2.13 (of metals) deficient in tenacity; friable; brittle. 2.14 (of the head or skull) of less than ordinary length from front to back. 2.15 Stock Exchange . 2.16 Phonetics . 2.17 Prosody . 2.18 (of an alcoholic drink) small 2.19 Chiefly British . (of whiskey) undiluted; straight. 2.20 Ceramics . (of clay) not plastic enough to be modeled. 2.21 Ropemaking . hard ( def. 39 ) . 3 Adverb 3.1 abruptly or suddenly 3.2 briefly; curtly. 3.3 on the near side of an intended or particular point 3.4 Baseball . 4 Noun 4.1 something that is short. 4.2 that which is deficient or lacking. 4.3 the sum and substance of a matter; gist (usually prec. by the ). 4.4 shorts, 4.5 a size of garment for men who are shorter than average 4.6 a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in such a size. 4.7 Military . a shot that strikes or bursts short of the target. 4.8 Electricity . short circuit. 4.9 Prosody . a short sound or syllable. 4.10 Baseball . shortstop ( def. 1 ) . 4.11 Movies . short subject. 4.12 Finance . short seller. 4.13 a deficiency or the amount of a deficiency. 4.14 Chiefly British . a small drink of straight whiskey; shot. 5 Verb (used with object) 5.1 to cause a short circuit in. 5.2 to cheat by giving less than is expected or deserved; shortchange. 6 Verb (used without object) 6.1 to short-circuit. ? 7 Idioms 7.1 come or fall short 7.2 cut short 7.3 for short 7.4 in short 7.5 make short work of. work ( def. 52 ) . 7.6 run short 7.7 sell short 7.8 short and sweet 7.9 short for 7.10 short of

Noun

Frank, born 1947, U.S. marathon runner.

Wayne, born 1933, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.

Adjective

having little length; not long.

having little height; not tall

a short man.

extending or reaching only a little way

a short path.

brief in duration; not extensive in time

a short wait.

brief or concise, as writing.

rudely brief; abrupt; hurting

short behavior.

low in amount; scanty

short rations.

not reaching a point, mark, target, or the like; not long enough or far enough.

below the standard in extent, quantity, duration, etc.

short measure.

having a scanty or insufficient amount of (often fol. by in or on )

He was short in experience.

being below a necessary or desired level; lacking

The office is short due to winter colds and flu.

Cookery .

(of pastry and the like) crisp and flaky; breaking or crumbling readily from being made with a large proportion of butter or other shortening.

(of dough) containing a relatively large amount of shortening.

(of metals) deficient in tenacity; friable; brittle.

(of the head or skull) of less than ordinary length from front to back.

Stock Exchange .

not possessing at the time of sale commodities or stocks that one sells.

noting or pertaining to a sale of commodities or stocks that the seller does not possess, depending for profit on a decline in prices.

Phonetics .

lasting a relatively short time

Bit has a shorter vowel-sound than bid or bead.

belonging to a class of sounds considered as usually shorter in duration than another class, as the vowel of but as compared to that of bought, and in many languages serving as a distinctive feature of phonemes, as the a in German Bann in contrast with the ah in Bahn, or the t in Italian fato in contrast with the tt in fatto ( opposed to long ).

having the sound of the English vowels in bat, bet, bit, hot, but, and put, historically descended from vowels that were short in duration.

Prosody .

(of a syllable in quantitative verse) lasting a relatively shorter time than a long syllable.

unstressed.

(of an alcoholic drink) small

a short drink.

Chiefly British . (of whiskey) undiluted; straight.

Ceramics . (of clay) not plastic enough to be modeled.

Ropemaking . hard ( def. 39 ) .

Adverb

abruptly or suddenly

to stop short.

briefly; curtly.

on the near side of an intended or particular point

The arrow landed short.

Baseball .

with the hands higher on the handle of the bat than usual

He held the bat short and flied out.

in a fielding position closer to home plate than usual.

Noun

something that is short.

that which is deficient or lacking.

the sum and substance of a matter; gist (usually prec. by the ).

shorts,

trousers, knee-length or shorter.

short pants worn by men as an undergarment.

knee breeches, formerly worn by men.

Finance . short-term bonds.

Mining . crushed ore failing to pass through a given screen, thus being of a larger given size than a specific grade. Compare fine ( def. 29a ) .

remnants, discards, or refuse of various cutting and manufacturing processes.

a size of garment for men who are shorter than average

He wears a 42 short.

a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in such a size.

Military . a shot that strikes or bursts short of the target.

Electricity . short circuit.

Prosody . a short sound or syllable.

Baseball . shortstop ( def. 1 ) .

Movies . short subject.

Finance . short seller.

a deficiency or the amount of a deficiency.

Chiefly British . a small drink of straight whiskey; shot.

Verb (used with object)

to cause a short circuit in.

to cheat by giving less than is expected or deserved; shortchange.

Verb (used without object)

to short-circuit. ?

Idioms

come or fall short

to fail to reach a particular standard.

to prove insufficient; be lacking

Her funds fell short, and she had to wire home for help.

cut short

to end abruptly; terminate

Her nap was cut short by a loud noise from outside.

for short

by way of abbreviation

Her name is Patricia, and she's called Pat for short.

in short

in summary.

in few words; in brief

In short, this has been rather a disappointing day.

make short work of. work ( def. 52 ) .

run short

to be in insufficient supply

My patience is running short.

sell short

Stock Exchange . to sell stocks or the like without having them in one's actual possession at the time of the sale.

to disparage or underestimate

Don't sell Tom short; he's really an excellent engineer.

short and sweet

pleasantly brief.

pertinent

We're in a hurry, so make it short and sweet.

short for

being a shorter form of; abbreviated to

Phone is short for telephone.

short of

less than; inferior to.

inadequately supplied with (money, food, etc.).

without going to the length of; failing of; excluding

Short of murder, there is nothing he wouldn't have tried to get what he wanted.