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Definition short in American English

short verb

verb
/ʃɔrt/
1

to short-circuit, or to make something do this

Example

I think the lamp has shorted.

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2

to give someone less of something than they expect or should get

Example

I asked for two pounds of walnuts but she shorted me by about four ounces.

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Definition short in American English