Synonyms for short

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

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

• shortstop

cheat someone by not returning him enough money (verb)

• short-change

create a short circuit in (verb)

• short-circuit

low in stature (adj)

• little

of insufficient quantity to meet a need (adj)

• inadequate
• poor
• jejune

(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range (adj)

• unretentive
• forgetful

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so (adj)

• light
• scant(p)

lacking foresight or scope (adj)

• shortsighted
• unforesightful
• myopic

marked by rude or peremptory shortness (adj)

• brusque
• brusk
• curt
• short(p)

quickly and without warning (adv)

• abruptly
• suddenly
• dead

at a disadvantage (adv)

• unawares

in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner (adv)

• curtly
• shortly