Definition of "short"
short
/ʃɔːt/
adjective
comparative shorter, superlative shortest
(of a person) Of comparatively small height.
(baking, of pastries, metallurgy) Brittle, crumbly. (See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust, shortening, hot short, cold-short.)
noun
plural shorts
(US, slang) An automobile; especially in crack shorts, to break into automobiles.
verb
third-person singular simple present shorts, present participle shorting, simple past and past participle shorted
(transitive) To shortchange.