SHORT

Meaning of SHORT in English

Function: transitive verb

Date: 1904

1 : SHORT-CIRCUIT

2 : SHORTCHANGE , CHEAT

3 : to sell (a security) short in expectation of a fall in prices

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

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
SHORT — — shortness , n. /shawrt/ , adj., shorter, shortest , adv., n., v. adj. 1. having little length; not long. …
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
SHORT — noun a summary account. 2. short ·noun short, inferior hemp. 3. short ·noun breeches; shortclothes. 4. short ·noun a short …
Webster 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
SHORT — / ʃɔːt; NAmE ʃɔːrt/ adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective ( short·er , short·est ) LENGTH / …
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
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
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
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
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
SHORT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHORT
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
SHORT — n. 25B6; adjective a short piece of string : SMALL, little, tiny; informal teeny. short people : SMALL, little, petite, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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
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
SHORT — short прил.1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs — короткие ноги a short road — недлинный путь short way off — …
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
SHORT — curt, brevi; mancant; abrupt. TO BE ~ OF: besonar, mancar
English interlingue dictionary
SHORT — kulang;mubo;mubu;putad
English-Visayan vocabulary
SHORT — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceort; akin to Old High German scurz ~, Old Norse skortr lack …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHORT — (superl.) Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant; as, he gave a short answer to the question.
Английский словарь Webster
SHORT — (superl.) Less important, efficaceous, or powerful; not equal or equivalent; less (than); -- with of.
Английский словарь Webster
SHORT — (superl.) Limited in intellectual power or grasp; not comprehensive; narrow; not tenacious, as memory.
Английский словарь Webster
SHORT — (superl.) Not distant in time; near at hand.
Английский словарь Webster
SHORT — (superl.) Deficient; defective; imperfect; not coming up, as to a measure or standard; as, an account which is short of …
Английский словарь Webster
SHORT — (superl.) Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking; not coming up to a resonable, or the ordinary, standard; -- usually …
Английский словарь Webster
SHORT — (superl.) Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty; as, a short supply of provisions, or of water.
Английский словарь Webster
SHORT — (superl.) Not extended in time; having very limited duration; not protracted; as, short breath.
Английский словарь Webster
SHORT — (superl.) Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short …
Английский словарь Webster
SHORT — ( v. t. ) To shorten.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( v. i. ) To fail; to decrease.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Not extended in time; having very limited duration; not protracted; as, short breath.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Not distant in time; near at hand.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty; as, a short supply of provisions, or of water.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Limited in intellectual power or grasp; not comprehensive; narrow; not tenacious, as memory.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Less important, efficaceous, or powerful; not equal or equivalent; less (than); -- with of.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking; not coming up to a resonable, or the ordinary, standard; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Engaging or engaged to deliver what is not possessed; as, short contracts; to be short of stock. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Deficient; defective; imperfect; not coming up, as to a measure or standard; as, an account which is …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Brittle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Breaking or crumbling readily in the mouth; crisp; as, short pastry.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant; as, he gave a short answer to the question.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( n. ) The part of milled grain sifted out which is next finer than the bran.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( n. ) Short, inferior hemp.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( n. ) Breeches; shortclothes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( n. ) A summary account.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( n. ) A short sound, syllable, or vowel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( adv. ) Not prolonged, or relatively less prolonged, in utterance; -- opposed to long, and applied to vowels or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( adv. ) In a short manner; briefly; limitedly; abruptly; quickly; as, to stop short in one's course; to turn …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — v. cause a short circuit; give less than required or agreed, shortchange (Informal)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHORT — adv. suddenly, abruptly; rudely; unawares, at a disadvantage; prematurely, before the intended target or destination; briefly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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