Short

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NOUN

the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

VERB

cheat someone by not returning him enough money

create a short circuit in

ADJ

primarily temporal sense

(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

low in stature

of insufficient quantity to meet a need

(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

lacking foresight or scope

tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

marked by rude or peremptory shortness

ADV

quickly and without warning

without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold

clean across

at some point or distance before a goal is reached

so as to interrupt

at a disadvantage

in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

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