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    short
    [SHôrt]
    adjective
    shorter (comparative adjective)
    1. measuring a small distance from end to end:
      "short dark hair" · "a short flight of steps" · "the bed was too short for him"
      • seeming to last less time than is the case; passing quickly:
        "in 10 short years all this changed"
      • (of a person's memory) retaining things for only a small amount of time:
        "he has a short memory for past misdeeds"
    2. (of odds or a chance) reflecting or representing a high level of probability:
      "they have been backed at short odds to win thousands of pounds"
    3. stock market
      (of stocks or other securities or commodities) sold in advance of being acquired, with reliance on the price falling so that a profit can be made.
      • (of a broker, position in the market, etc.) buying or based on short stocks or other securities or commodities.
      • denoting or having a relatively early date for the maturing of a bill of exchange.
    4. phonetics
      (of a vowel) categorized as short with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard British English the vowel /ʊ/ in good is short as distinct from the long vowel /uː/ in food).
      • prosody
        (of a vowel or syllable) having the lesser of the two recognized durations.
    5. (of pastry) containing a high proportion of fat to flour and therefore crumbly.
      • (of clay) having poor plasticity.
    Origin
    Old English sceort, of Germanic origin; related to shirt and skirt.
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