short - Meaning in Punjabi

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short - Meaning in Punjabi

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Definitions and Meaning of short in English

short adjective

1. low in stature; not tall

   Synonyms

   little, little

   ਘੱਟ, ਛੋਟਾ, ਲਘੂ

   Examples

   • "a little man"
   • "a short smokestack"
   • "he was short and stocky"
   • "short in stature"
2. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

   Synonyms

   light, light, scant

   Examples

   • "a light pound"
   • "a scant cup of sugar"
   • "regularly gives short weight"
3. of insufficient quantity to meet a need

   Synonyms

   inadequate, jejune, poor

   Examples

   • "a poor salary"
   • "an inadequate income"
   • "food is in short supply"
   • "money is short"
   • "on short rations"
   • "short on experience"
   • "the jejune diets of the very poor"
4. marked by rude or peremptory shortness

   Synonyms

   brusk, brusque, curt, curt

   Examples

   • "a curt reply"
   • "the salesgirl was very short with him"
   • "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"
5. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

   Examples

   • "a short flaky pie crust"
   • "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"
6. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

   Examples

   • "a short toss"
   • "short hair"
   • "short skirts"
   • "the board was a foot short"
7. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

   Examples

   • "a short flight"
   • "a short holiday"
   • "a short life"
   • "a short story"
   • "only a few short months"
8. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration

   Example

   • "the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short"
9. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

   Examples

   • "a short sale"
   • "short in cotton"
10. lacking foresight or scope

    Synonyms

    myopic, shortsighted, unforesightful

    Examples

    • "a short view of the problem"
    • "myopic thinking"
    • "shortsighted critics derided the plan"
    • "shortsighted policies"
11. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

    Synonyms

    forgetful, unretentive

    Example

    • "a short memory"

short abverb

1. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

   Synonyms

   curtly, shortly

   Examples

   • "he said shortly that he didn't like it"
   • "he talked short with everyone"
   • "he told me curtly to get on with it"
2. without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold

   Example

   • "he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"
3. at a disadvantage

   Synonyms

   unawares

   Example

   • "I was caught short"
4. so as to interrupt

   Example

   • "She took him up short before he could continue"
5. at some point or distance before a goal is reached

   Example

   • "he fell short of our expectations"
6. clean across

   Example

   • "the car's axle snapped short"
7. quickly and without warning

   Synonyms

   abruptly, dead, suddenly

   Example

   • "he stopped suddenly"

short noun

1. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

   Synonyms

   short circuit

2. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
3. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

   Synonyms

   shortstop

short verb

1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money

   Synonyms

   short-change

2. create a short circuit in

   Synonyms

   short-circuit

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