We use short to say something is not long in size or time. It means small or lasting a little time.
The skirt is short and blue.
The meeting was short today.
Short can describe people or animals who are not tall. It means their height is small.
He is short but very strong.
My dog is short and fast.
Short can mean not having enough of something. It tells us there is less than needed or expected.
I am short of money today.
We are short on food now.
As a verb, short means to sell something you do not own, hoping to buy it back cheaper later. It is used in money and stock trading.
He shorted the stock yesterday.
They short the shares to make profit.
Short as a noun means a problem in electrical equipment. It happens when electricity goes the wrong way.
There is a short in the wires.
The short caused the lights to go off.
Short can mean a small or brief story or film. It is not long like a full movie or book.
I watched a short about cats.
She wrote a short for class.
This phrase means not achieving what was wanted. It shows failure to reach a target.
He fell short of his goal.
The team fell short in the game.
Short-handed means having fewer people than usual to do a job. It is often used at work or in sports.
We are short-handed today at work.
The team was short-handed in the game.
