1 : tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening; "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"; "a short flaky pie crust"
2 : less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"
3 : of insufficient quantity to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"; "the jejune diets of the very poor"
4 : marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"
nom
1 : the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
2 : accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
3 : the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
adjectif
1 : (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
2 : (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
adverbe
1 : at some point or distance before a goal is reached
verbe
1 : create a short circuit in
2 : cheat someone by not returning him enough money
