Short

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
2. sıfat Of a person, living being, or object, having a comparatively small height.
3. sıfat Having little duration.

   “Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it’s been at least twenty minutes long.”

4. sıfat Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).

   “"Phone" is short for "telephone" and "asap" short for "as soon as possible".”

5. sıfat Of a fielder or fielding position, that is relatively close to the batsman.
6. sıfat Of a ball, bowled so that it bounces relatively far from the batsman.
7. sıfat Of an approach shot or putt, that falls short of the green or the hole.
8. sıfat Of betting odds, offering a small return for the money wagered.
9. sıfat Of pastries or (metallurgy) of materials, brittle, crumbly.

   “shortbread”

10. sıfat Abrupt, brief, pointed, curt.

    “He gave a short answer to the question.”

11. sıfat Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.

    “a short supply of provisions”

12. sıfat Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.

    “to be short of money”

13. sıfat Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.

    “an account which is short of the truth”

14. sıfat Undiluted; neat.

    ““There ain’t no drain of nothing short handy, is there?” said the Chicken, generally. “This here sluicing night is hard lines to a man as lives on his condition.” Captain Cuttle proffered a glass of rum […]”

15. sıfat Not distant in time; near at hand.

    “Marinell was sore offended / That his departure thence should be so short.”

16. sıfat Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.

    “short position”

17. sıfat Doubtful of, skeptical of.
18. sıfat Of money, given in the fewest possible notes, i.e. those of the largest denomination.

    “He pulled a cheque-book from his pocket, and drew for two hundred thousand pounds. “I'll take it short,” he said […]”

19. zarf Abruptly, curtly, briefly.

    “They had to stop short to avoid hitting the dog in the street.”

20. zarf Unawares.

    “The recent developments at work caught them short.”

21. zarf Without achieving a goal or requirement.

    “His speech fell short of what was expected.”

22. zarf Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
23. zarf With a negative ownership position.

    “We went short most finance companies in July.”

24. isim A short circuit.

    “The circuit breaker keeps tripping because there's a short in the wiring.”

25. isim A short film.

    “Preceded by a Simpsons short shot in 3-D—perhaps the only thing more superfluous than a fourth Ice Age movie—Ice Age: Continental Drift finds a retinue of vaguely contemporaneous animals coping with life in the post-Pangaea age.”

26. isim A short-form vertical video.
27. isim A short version of a garment in a particular size.

    “38 short suits fit me right off the rack.”

28. isim A shortstop.

    “Jones smashes a grounder between third and short.”

29. isim A short seller.

    “The market decline was terrible, but the shorts were buying champagne.”

30. isim A short sale or short position.

    “He closed out his short at a modest loss after three months.”