short

short - noun

the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

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

the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

short - verb

short - adjective

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
low in stature; not tall
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
not sufficient to meet a need
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
lacking foresight or scope
tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
marked by rude or peremptory shortness