CAUGHT SHORT

Meaning of CAUGHT SHORT in English

adj. phr. , informal Not having enough of something when you need it. Mrs. Ford was caught short when the newspaper boy came for his money a day early. The man was caught short of clothes when he had to go on a trip.

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CAUGHT SHORT — phrasal 1. : taken unawares : found ill-prepared, inadequately equipped, or poorly supplied he was caught short by the blunt …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAUGHT SHORT — Synonyms and related words : ad-lib, astonished, caught napping, caught off balance, extemporaneous, extemporized, haphazard, hasty, impromptu, improvised, makeshift, precipitate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAUGHT SHORT — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not having enough of something when you need it. * /Mrs. Ford was caught short when the …
Slang English vocab
CAUGHT SHORT — mod (sl) (о женщине) менструирующая в самом начале периода, когда под рукой нет тампона или гигиенического пакета cf. taken short
Dirty English-Russian vocab
CAUGHT SHORT — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not having enough of something when you need it. * /Mrs. Ford was caught short when the …
Словарь английских идиом
CAUGHT SHORT — not have enough money when you need it I was caught short and had to borrow some money from my …
English Idioms vocab
CAUGHT — see: catch II. adjective Date: 1858 pregnant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHORT — I. ˈshȯ(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V\ adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English short, shert, from Old English scort, sceort; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAUGHT — I. past of catch II. past part of catch • - caught dead - caught short III. adjective Etymology: caught …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAUGHT — () imp. & p. p. of Catch.
Английский словарь Webster
CAUGHT — (imp. & p. p.) of Catch
Английский словарь Webster
CAUGHT — imp. & p. p. of Catch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CAUGHT — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Catch
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — — shortness , n. /shawrt/ , adj., shorter, shortest , adv., n., v. adj. 1. having little length; not long. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAUGHT — /kawt/ , v. pt. and pp. of catch .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — I. ˈshȯrt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceort; akin to Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAUGHT — I. ˈkȯt past and past participle of catch II. adjective Date: 1858 : pregnant — often used in the phrase …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHORT — noun a summary account. 2. short ·noun short, inferior hemp. 3. short ·noun breeches; shortclothes. 4. short ·noun a short …
Webster English vocab
CAUGHT — imp. & ·p.p. of catch. 2. caught ·impf & ·p.p. of catch.
Webster English vocab
CAUGHT — past and past participle of catch .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHORT — [short] adj [ME, fr. OE sceort; akin to OHG scurz short, ON skortr lack] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having little …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAUGHT — [caught] past and past part of catch [2]caught adj (1858): pregnant--often used in the phrase get caught
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAUGHT — caught BrE AmE kɔːt kɑːt
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHORT — / ʃɔːt; NAmE ʃɔːrt/ adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective ( short·er , short·est ) LENGTH / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAUGHT — pt, pp of catch
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHORT — I. short 1 S1 W1 /ʃɔːt $ ʃɔːrt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative shorter , superlative shortest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAUGHT — caught /kɔːt $ kɒːt/ BrE AmE the past tense and past participle of ↑ catch
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAUGHT — past and past part. of CATCH.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAUGHT — past and past part. of CATCH.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Oxford English vocab
CAUGHT — past and past part. of CATCH.
Oxford English vocab
SHORT — I. ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES /ʃɔ:(r)t/ ( shorter, shortest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAUGHT — Caught is the past tense and past participle of catch .
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAUGHT — Caught is the past tense and past participle of catch .
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHORT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAUGHT — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be captured/caught on video (= recorded on video ) ▪ The crime was captured on video. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAUGHT — [past simple] and [past participle] of catch
Cambridge English vocab
SHORT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAUGHT — Synonyms and related words : aground, anchored, arrested, chained, charmed, enchanted, enthralled, fascinated, fast, fastened, fixed, gripped, grounded, held, high …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHORT — INDEX: short/not long 1. short in length or distance 2. when something you say or write is short 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
CAUGHT — • ↑ be caught napping • ↑ get caught up in
Longman Activator English vocab
SHORT — n. 25B6; adjective a short piece of string : SMALL, little, tiny; informal teeny. short people : SMALL, little, petite, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAUGHT — mod (sl) беременная
Dirty English-Russian vocab
SHORT — adj. 1 small, little, slight, petite, diminutive, wee, tiny, elfin, minuscule; midget, dwarfish, squat, dumpy, runty, stubby, stunted, Colloq pint-sized, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs ≈ короткие ноги a short road ≈ недлинный путь short way off …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CAUGHT — 1) задетый 2) выловленный 3) наловленный 4) словленный 5) уловленный ∙ - be caught past и p.p. от catch caught …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CAUGHT — Ловить
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHORT — 1. ʃɔ:t n 1. краткое содержание; суть in short - вкратце, короче говоря, одним словом for short - для краткости, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CAUGHT — caught.ogg kɔ:t past и p. p. от catch II
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHORT — short прил.1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs — короткие ноги a short road — недлинный путь short way off — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CAUGHT — flat-footed застать кого-л. за чем-л. плохим, поймать врасплох
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CAUGHT — прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. от catch
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHORT — 1. ʃɔ:t n 1. краткое содержание; суть in short - вкратце, короче говоря, одним словом for short - для краткости, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs — короткие ноги a short road — недлинный путь short time ago …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs — короткие ноги a short road — недлинный путь short time ago — недавно short way off — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHORT — 1. _a. 1> короткий; краткий; краткосрочный - a short way off - a short time ago - time is short …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SHORT — 1. a. 1. короткий; краткий; краткосрочный - a short way off - a short time ago - time is short …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) краткосрочный, короткий 2) недостающий 3) недостигающий 4) неполный 5) нуждающийся 6) бирж. играющий на понижение, продающий без покрытия • - at a short date - be …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
SHORT — 1. _a. 1> короткий; краткий; краткосрочный; a short way off недалеко; a short time ago недавно; time is short время …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SHORT — short n 1. infml I'll have a short and a pack of cigarettes Мне стаканчик и пачку сигарет 2. AmE …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SHORT — краткий ; короткий ; краткосрочный ; низкий ; невысокий ; неполный ; недостаточный ; имеющий недостаток ; ~ short allowance …
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs ≈ короткие ноги a short road ≈ недлинный путь short way off …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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