(~r, ~st)
1.
If something is ~, there is not enough of it.
Food was ~ and expensive...
...the allocation of ~ resources.
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
2.
If you make yourself ~, you quickly leave the place you are in, usually in order to avoid a difficult or embarrassing situation. (INFORMAL)
It probably would be a good idea if you made yourself ~.
PHRASE: V inflects