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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  short 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  short 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  short 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  short 
 
  2  senses  of  short 
 
  Sense  1 
  short-change,  short 
  =>  swindle,  rook,  goldbrick,  nobble,  diddle,  bunco,  defraud,  scam,  mulct,  gyp,  con 
 
  Sense  2 
  short-circuit,  short 
  =>  make  create 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  short 
 
  short  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  short 
 
  Sense  1 
  short-change,  short 
  =>  swindle,  rook,  goldbrick,  nobble,  diddle,  bunco,  defraud,  scam,  mulct,  gyp,  con 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  short-circuit,  short 
  =>  make  create 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  short 
  chuck  short  ribs 
  german  short-haired  pointer 
  short 
  short's  aster 
  short-billed  marsh  wren 
  short-horned  grasshopper 
  short-leaf  pine 
  short-spurred  fragrant  orchid 
  short-stop 
  short-stop  bath 
  short-tailed  shrew 
  short-term  memory 
  short-toed  eagle 
  short  account 
  short  aria 
  short  bone 
  short  circuit 
  short  covering 
  short  division 
  short  gastric  artery 
  short  hundredweight 
  short  iron 
  short  letter 
  short  line 
  short  list 
  short  order 
  short  pants 
  short  ribs 
  short  sale 
  short  saphenous  vein 
  short  selling 
  short  shrift 
  short  sleep 
  short  sleeve 
  short  story 
  short  subject 
  short  temper 
  short  ton 
  short  wave 
  short  whist 
  shortage 
  shortbread 
  shortbread  cookie 
  shortcake 
  shortcoming 
  shortcut 
  shortener 
  shortening 
  shortfall 
  shortfin  mako 
  shortgrass 
  shorthand 
  shorthand  typist 
  shorthorn 
  shortia 
  shortia  galacifolia 
  shortleaf  pine 
  shortleaf  yellow  pine 
  shortness 
  shortness  of  breath 
  shorts 
  shortsightedness 
  shortstop 
  shorttail  weasel 
  shortwave  diathermy  machine 
 
  Overview  of  noun  short 
 
  The  noun  short  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  short  --  (the  location  on  a  baseball  field  where  the  shortstop  is  stationed) 
  2.  short  circuit,  short  --  (accidental  contact  between  two  points  in  an  electric  circuit  that  have  a  potential  difference) 
  3.  shortstop,  short  --  (the  fielding  position  of  the  player  on  a  baseball  team  who  is  stationed  between  2nd  and  3rd  base) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  short 
 
  The  verb  short  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  short-change,  short  --  (cheat  someone  by  not  returning  him  enough  money) 
  2.  short-circuit,  short  --  (create  a  short-circuit  in) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  short 
 
  The  adj  short  has  15  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (43)  short  --  (primarily  temporal  sense  indicating  or  being  or  seeming  to  be  limited  in  duration;  "a  short  life";  "a  short  flight";  "a  short  holiday";  "a  short  story";  "only  a  few  short  months") 
  2.  (22)  short  --  (primarily  spatial  sense  having  little  length  or  lacking  in  length;  "short  skirts";  "short  hair";  "the  board  was  a  foot  short";  "a  short  toss") 
  3.  (7)  short  --  (low  in  stature;  not  tall;  "his  was  short  and  stocky";  "short  in  stature";  "a  short  smokestack") 
  4.  (3)  inadequate,  poor,  short  --  (not  sufficient  to  meet  a  need  "an  inadequate  income";  "a  poor  salary";  "money  is  short";  "on  short  rations";  "food  is  in  short  supply";  "short  on  experience") 
  5.  short  --  ((finance)  not  holding  securities  or  commodities  that  one  sells  in  expectation  of  a  fall  in  prices;  "a  short  sale";  "short  in  cotton") 
  6.  short  --  ((phonetics)  of  speech  sounds  (especially  vowels)  of  relatively  short  duration  (as  e.g.  the  English  vowel  sounds  in  `pat',  `pet',  `pit',  `pot',  putt')) 
  7.  short  --  (containing  a  large  amount  of  shortening;  therefore  tender  and  easy  to  crumble  or  break  into  flakes;  "shortbread  is  a  short  crumbly  cookie";  "a  short  flaky  pie  crust") 
  8.  light,  scant,  short  --  (less  than  the  correct  or  legal  or  full  amount  often  deliberately  so  "a  light  pound";  "a  scant  cup  of  sugar";  "regularly  gives  short  weight") 
  9.  short  --  ((prosody)  used  of  syllables  that  are  unaccented  or  of  relatively  brief  duration) 
  10.  short  --  ((of  memory)  deficient  in  retentiveness  or  range;  "a  short  memory") 
  11.  short,  shortsighted,  unforesightful  --  (lacking  foresight  or  scope;  "a  short  view  of  the  problem";  "shortsighted  policies";  "shortsighted  critics  derided  the  plan") 
  12.  short,  unforbearing  --  (unwilling  to  endure;  "she  was  short  with  the  slower  students") 
  13.  choleric,  irascible,  hotheaded,  hot-tempered,  quick-tempered,  short,  short-tempered  --  (quickly  aroused  to  anger;  "a  hotheaded  commander") 
  14.  short,  shortest  --  (most  direct;  "took  the  shortest  and  most  direct  route  to  town") 
  15.  brusque,  brusk,  curt,  short  --  (marked  by  rude  or  peremptory  shortness;  "try  to  cultivate  a  less  brusque  manner";  "a  curt  reply";  "the  salesgirl  was  very  short  with  him") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  short 
 
  The  adv  short  has  8  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  abruptly,  suddenly,  short,  dead  --  (quickly  and  without  warning;  "he  stopped  suddenly") 
  2.  short  --  ((finance)  without  possessing  something  at  the  time  it  is  contractually  sold;  "he  made  his  fortune  by  selling  short  just  before  the  crash") 
  3.  short  --  (clean  across  "the  car's  axle  snapped  short") 
  4.  short  --  (at  some  point  or  distance  before  a  goal  is  reached;  "he  fell  short  of  our  expectations") 
  5.  short  --  (so  as  to  interrupt;  "She  took  him  up  short  before  he  could  continue") 
  6.  short,  unawares  --  (at  a  disadvantage;  "I  was  caught  short") 
  7.  short  --  (tightly;  "she  caught  him  up  short  on  his  lapel") 
  8.  curtly,  short,  shortly  --  (in  a  curt,  abrupt  and  discourteous  manner;  "he  told  me  curtly  to  get  on  with  it";  "he  talked  short  with  everyone";  "he  said  shortly  that  he  didn't  like  it") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  short 
 
  15  senses  of  short 
 
  Sense  1 
  short  (vs.  long) 
 
  long  (vs.  short) 
  =>  agelong 
  =>  bimestrial 
  =>  daylong 
  =>  drawn-out,  extended,  lengthy,  prolonged,  protracted 
  =>  durable,  lasting,  long-lasting,  long-lived 
  =>  endless,  eternal,  interminable 
  =>  hourlong 
  =>  lifelong,  womb-to-tomb 
  =>  long-acting 
  =>  long-dated 
  =>  longish 
  =>  longitudinal 
  =>  long-range 
  =>  long-run,  long-term,  semipermanent 
  =>  longstanding 
  =>  monthlong 
  =>  nightlong,  overnight 
  =>  perennial 
  =>  weeklong 
  =>  yearlong 
 
  Sense  2 
  short  (vs.  long) 
 
  long  (vs.  short) 
  =>  elongate,  elongated 
  =>  elongated,  extended,  lengthened,  prolonged 
  =>  extendible,  extendable 
  =>  far 
  =>  in  length(prenominal) 
  =>  lank 
  =>  long-distance 
  =>  longer,  longest 
  =>  long-handled 
  =>  long-range 
  =>  long-snouted 
  =>  long-staple 
  =>  oblong 
  =>  polysyllabic,  sesquipedalian 
  =>  stretch(postnominal) 
  =>  long-wool,  long-wooled 
 
  Sense  3 
  short  (vs.  tall) 
 
  tall  (vs.  short) 
  =>  full-length 
  =>  gangling,  gangly,  lanky,  rangy 
  =>  in  height(prenominal) 
  =>  leggy,  long-legged,  long-shanked 
  =>  leggy,  tall-growing 
  =>  long 
  =>  stately,  statuesque 
  =>  tallish 
 
  Sense  4 
  inadequate,  poor,  short 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  insufficient)  ->  sufficient 
 
  Sense  5 
  short  (vs.  long) 
 
  long  (vs.  short) 
 
  Sense  6 
  short  (vs.  long) 
 
  long  (vs.  short) 
 
  Sense  7 
  short 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  tender)  ->  tough 
 
  Sense  8 
  light,  scant(prenominal),  short 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  insufficient)  ->  sufficient 
 
  Sense  9 
  short 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unstressed)  ->  stressed 
 
  Sense  10 
  short 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unretentive)  ->  retentive 
 
  Sense  11 
  short,  shortsighted,  unforesightful 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  improvident)  ->  provident 
 
  Sense  12 
  short,  unforbearing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  impatient)  ->  patient 
 
  Sense  13 
  choleric,  irascible,  hotheaded,  hot-tempered,  quick-tempered,  short,  short-tempered 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  ill-natured)  ->  good-natured 
 
  Sense  14 
  short,  shortest 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  direct)  ->  indirect 
 
  Sense  15 
  brusque,  brusk,  curt,  short(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  discourteous)  ->  courteous 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  short 
 
  15  senses  of  short 
 
  Sense  1 
  short  (vs.  long) 
  =>  abbreviated,  shortened,  truncated 
  =>  brief,  little 
  =>  clipped 
  =>  fleeting,  fugitive,  momentaneous,  momentary 
  =>  short-dated 
  =>  short-range 
  =>  short-run,  short-term 
  =>  telescoped,  shortened 
  =>  short  and  sweet(prenominal) 
 
  Sense  2 
  short  (vs.  long) 
  =>  abbreviated,  brief 
  =>  close 
  =>  curtal 
  =>  sawed-off,  shortened 
  =>  shortish 
  =>  short-range 
  =>  short-snouted 
  =>  telescoped,  shortened 
  =>  snub 
  =>  stubby 
  =>  truncate,  truncated 
 
  Sense  3 
  short  (vs.  tall) 
  =>  chunky,  dumpy,  low-set,  squat,  squatty,  stumpy 
  =>  half-length 
  =>  pint-size,  pint-sized,  runty,  sawed-off 
  =>  squab,  squabby 
  Also  See->  small#1,  little#1;  low#2 
 
  Sense  4 
  inadequate,  poor,  short 
  =>  insufficient  (vs.  sufficient),  deficient 
 
  Sense  5 
  short  (vs.  long) 
 
  Sense  6 
  short  (vs.  long) 
 
  Sense  7 
  short 
  =>  tender  (vs.  tough) 
 
  Sense  8 
  light,  scant(prenominal),  short 
  =>  insufficient  (vs.  sufficient),  deficient 
 
  Sense  9 
  short 
  =>  unstressed  (vs.  stressed),  unaccented 
 
  Sense  10 
  short 
  =>  unretentive  (vs.  retentive),  forgetful 
 
  Sense  11 
  short,  shortsighted,  unforesightful 
  =>  improvident  (vs.  provident) 
 
  Sense  12 
  short,  unforbearing 
  =>  impatient  (vs.  patient) 
 
  Sense  13 
  choleric,  irascible,  hotheaded,  hot-tempered,  quick-tempered,  short,  short-tempered 
  =>  ill-natured  (vs.  good-natured) 
 
  Sense  14 
  short,  shortest 
  =>  direct  (vs.  indirect) 
 
  Sense  15 
  brusque,  brusk,  curt,  short(prenominal) 
  =>  discourteous  (vs.  courteous) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  short 
 
  3  of  15  senses  of  short 
 
  Sense  1 
  short  (vs.  long) 
  =>  duration,  length 
 
  Sense  2 
  short  (vs.  long) 
  =>  length 
 
  Sense  3 
  short  (vs.  tall) 
  =>  stature,  height 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  short 
 
  short  used  as  an  adjective  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  15) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  short 
  short 
  short-dated 
  short-handed 
  short-handled 
  short-headed 
  short-lived 
  short-order 
  short-range 
  short-run 
  short-snouted 
  short-staffed 
  short-tempered 
  short-term 
  short-winded 
  short-winged 
  short  and  sweet 
  shortened 
  shortest 
  shorthand 
  shortish 
  shortsighted 
 
  Overview  of  noun  short 
 
  The  noun  short  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  short  --  (the  location  on  a  baseball  field  where  the  shortstop  is  stationed) 
  2.  short  circuit,  short  --  (accidental  contact  between  two  points  in  an  electric  circuit  that  have  a  potential  difference) 
  3.  shortstop,  short  --  (the  fielding  position  of  the  player  on  a  baseball  team  who  is  stationed  between  2nd  and  3rd  base) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  short 
 
  The  verb  short  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  short-change,  short  --  (cheat  someone  by  not  returning  him  enough  money) 
  2.  short-circuit,  short  --  (create  a  short-circuit  in) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  short 
 
  The  adj  short  has  15  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (43)  short  --  (primarily  temporal  sense  indicating  or  being  or  seeming  to  be  limited  in  duration;  "a  short  life";  "a  short  flight";  "a  short  holiday";  "a  short  story";  "only  a  few  short  months") 
  2.  (22)  short  --  (primarily  spatial  sense  having  little  length  or  lacking  in  length;  "short  skirts";  "short  hair";  "the  board  was  a  foot  short";  "a  short  toss") 
  3.  (7)  short  --  (low  in  stature;  not  tall;  "his  was  short  and  stocky";  "short  in  stature";  "a  short  smokestack") 
  4.  (3)  inadequate,  poor,  short  --  (not  sufficient  to  meet  a  need  "an  inadequate  income";  "a  poor  salary";  "money  is  short";  "on  short  rations";  "food  is  in  short  supply";  "short  on  experience") 
  5.  short  --  ((finance)  not  holding  securities  or  commodities  that  one  sells  in  expectation  of  a  fall  in  prices;  "a  short  sale";  "short  in  cotton") 
  6.  short  --  ((phonetics)  of  speech  sounds  (especially  vowels)  of  relatively  short  duration  (as  e.g.  the  English  vowel  sounds  in  `pat',  `pet',  `pit',  `pot',  putt')) 
  7.  short  --  (containing  a  large  amount  of  shortening;  therefore  tender  and  easy  to  crumble  or  break  into  flakes;  "shortbread  is  a  short  crumbly  cookie";  "a  short  flaky  pie  crust") 
  8.  light,  scant,  short  --  (less  than  the  correct  or  legal  or  full  amount  often  deliberately  so  "a  light  pound";  "a  scant  cup  of  sugar";  "regularly  gives  short  weight") 
  9.  short  --  ((prosody)  used  of  syllables  that  are  unaccented  or  of  relatively  brief  duration) 
  10.  short  --  ((of  memory)  deficient  in  retentiveness  or  range;  "a  short  memory") 
  11.  short,  shortsighted,  unforesightful  --  (lacking  foresight  or  scope;  "a  short  view  of  the  problem";  "shortsighted  policies";  "shortsighted  critics  derided  the  plan") 
  12.  short,  unforbearing  --  (unwilling  to  endure;  "she  was  short  with  the  slower  students") 
  13.  choleric,  irascible,  hotheaded,  hot-tempered,  quick-tempered,  short,  short-tempered  --  (quickly  aroused  to  anger;  "a  hotheaded  commander") 
  14.  short,  shortest  --  (most  direct;  "took  the  shortest  and  most  direct  route  to  town") 
  15.  brusque,  brusk,  curt,  short  --  (marked  by  rude  or  peremptory  shortness;  "try  to  cultivate  a  less  brusque  manner";  "a  curt  reply";  "the  salesgirl  was  very  short  with  him") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  short 
 
  The  adv  short  has  8  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  abruptly,  suddenly,  short,  dead  --  (quickly  and  without  warning;  "he  stopped  suddenly") 
  2.  short  --  ((finance)  without  possessing  something  at  the  time  it  is  contractually  sold;  "he  made  his  fortune  by  selling  short  just  before  the  crash") 
  3.  short  --  (clean  across  "the  car's  axle  snapped  short") 
  4.  short  --  (at  some  point  or  distance  before  a  goal  is  reached;  "he  fell  short  of  our  expectations") 
  5.  short  --  (so  as  to  interrupt;  "She  took  him  up  short  before  he  could  continue") 
  6.  short,  unawares  --  (at  a  disadvantage;  "I  was  caught  short") 
  7.  short  --  (tightly;  "she  caught  him  up  short  on  his  lapel") 
  8.  curtly,  short,  shortly  --  (in  a  curt,  abrupt  and  discourteous  manner;  "he  told  me  curtly  to  get  on  with  it";  "he  talked  short  with  everyone";  "he  said  shortly  that  he  didn't  like  it") 



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