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short[1,adjective] short[2,adverb] short[3,noun] short[4,verb] fall[1,verb] hundredweight run[1,verb] sell short-circuit short circuit

Main Entry: ¹short
Pronunciation: sh()rt
Function: adjective
1 : having little length or height : not long or tall
2 a : not long in time : BRIEF <a short delay> b : not great in distance <a short walk>
3 : not remembering for long <a short memory>
4 : of, relating to, or being one of the vowel sounds \, a, e, i, \ and sometimes \ä\ and \\
5 a : not coming up to the regular standard or to what is needed <gave short measure> <in short supply> b : not reaching far enough <the throw was short> c : not having enough <short of cash>
6 : easily upset <has a short temper>
7 : FLAKY 2, crumbly
8 : cut down to a brief length <a short tax form> <"doc" is short for "doctor">
- short·ish /-ish/ adjective
- in short order : with speed and promptness

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