short (EN)
прилагательное, наречие, существительное, глагол, предлог

прилагательное “short”

short, shorter, shortest
  1. короткий
    She bought a short dress for the summer party.
  2. невысокий
    Despite being the shortest in her class, she was the fastest runner.
  3. кратковременный
    The movie was surprisingly short, lasting only about an hour.
  4. лаконичный
    She wrote a short story for her English class.
  5. недостаточный
    The hospital was in a short supply of masks during the pandemic.
  6. не хватает (с чего-либо)
    The report was short of details, making it difficult to understand the full scope of the project.
  7. сокращение (для чего-либо)
    "Vet" is short for "veterinarian".
  8. на понижение (в контексте рынка)
    He was short on tech stocks, betting they would fall in the next quarter.

наречие “short”

short, shorter, shortest
  1. раньше ожидаемого
    The meeting was cut short, surprising everyone with its brevity.
  2. недалеко
    He threw the pass short, missing the receiver by several feet.

существительное “short”

sg. short, pl. shorts or uncountable
  1. короткое замыкание
    The power outage was caused by a short in the electrical system.
  2. короткометражка
    Before the main feature, the audience was treated to a hilarious animated short about a mischievous cat.
  3. рюмка
    After dinner, he ordered a short of rum to cap off the meal.
  4. short (в контексте программирования)
    In our code, we used shorts to store the ages of users since we didn't expect any values over 30,000.

глагол “short”

short; he shorts; past shorted, part. shorted; ger. shorting
  1. вызвать короткое замыкание
    Spilling water on the electrical outlet accidentally shorted the entire system.
  2. играть на понижение
    John decided to short the company's stock, betting that its value would drop after the disappointing earnings report.

предлог “short”

short
  1. без (чего-либо)
    The kitchen is short two spoons for tonight's dinner party.