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shorts

Noun

Noun

short

Adjective

∙ Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
∙ Of comparatively little height. of a person
∙ Having little duration; opposite of long.
∙ Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another). followed by for
∙ that is relatively close to the batsman. cricket, Of a fielder or fielding position
∙ that bounced relatively far from the batsman. cricket, Of a ball
∙ that falls short of the green or the hole. golf, of an approach shot or putt
∙ Brittle, crumbly, especially due to the use of too much shortening. See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust.
∙ Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.
∙ Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
∙ Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking.
∙ Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
∙ Not distant in time; near at hand. obsolete
∙ In a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.

Adverb

∙ Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
∙ Unawares.
∙ Without achieving a goal or requirement.
∙ Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full. cricket, of the manner of bounce of a cricket ball
∙ With a negative ownership position. finance

Noun

∙ A short circuit.
∙ A short film.
∙ Used to indicate a short-length version of a size
∙ A shortstop. baseball
∙ A short seller. finance
∙ A short sale. finance
∙ A summary account.
∙ A short sound, syllable, or vowel. phonetics
∙ An integer variable shorter than normal integers; usually two bytes long. programming

Verb

∙ To cause a short circuit in (something). transitive
∙ Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit. intransitive
∙ To shortchange. transitive
∙ To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount. transitive
∙ To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short. transitive, business
∙ To shorten. obsolete

Preposition

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