What is the meaning of Short?

Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.

Of comparatively small height.

Having little duration.

Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).

that is relatively close to the batsman.

bowled so that it bounces relatively far from the batsman.

that falls short of the green or the hole.

Of betting odds, offering a small return for the money wagered.

Brittle, crumbly.

Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.

Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.

Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.

Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.

Undiluted; neat.

Not distant in time; near at hand.

Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.

Doubtful of, skeptical of.

Of money: given in the fewest possible notes, i.e. those of the largest denomination.

Abruptly, curtly, briefly.

Unawares.

Without achieving a goal or requirement.

Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.

With a negative ownership position.

A short circuit.

A short film.

  1. A YouTube video that is less than one minute long.

A YouTube video that is less than one minute long.

A short version of a garment in a particular size.

A shortstop.

A short seller.

A short sale or short position.

A summary account.

A short sound, syllable, or vowel.

An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.

An automobile; especially in crack shorts, to break into automobiles.

To cause a short circuit in (something).

To short circuit.

To shortchange

To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.

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.

To shorten.

Deficient in.

Having a negative position in.

drawing (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)

sweepstakes, lot, portion

stake, share, inheritance

luck

spouse, consort

fortune-telling

insane; crazy

to become insane; to become crazy

to malfunction

to short-circuit

shorts, short trousers

short (short film etc.)

Alternative form of schort

shorts (pants that do not go lower than the knees)

shorts

Source: wiktionary.org