short

/ʃoːt/

qisqa

Misollar

Having little duration. Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it’s been at least twenty minutes long.
(followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another). “Phone” is short for “telephone” and "asap" short for "as soon as possible".
Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant. He gave a short answer to the question.
Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty. a short supply of provisions

A short version of a garment in a particular size. 38 short suits fit me right off the rack.
A shortstop. Jones smashes a grounder between third and short.
A short seller. The market decline was terrible, but the shorts were buying champagne.
A short sale. He closed out his short at a modest loss after three months.

To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount. This is the third time I’ve caught them shorting us.
To cause a short circuit in (something).
Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit.
To shortchange.

Abruptly, curtly, briefly. He cut me short repeatedly in the meeting.
Unawares. The recent developments at work caught them short.
Without achieving a goal or requirement. His speech fell short of what was expected.
With a negative ownership position. We went short most finance companies in July.

Deficient in. He's short common sense.
Having a negative position in. I don’t want to be short the market going into the weekend.

Manbalar: Wiktionary (Free Dictionary API orqali), Datamuse, Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), MyMemory.