{
    "term": "short",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "measuring or covering a small length or distance, or a smaller length or distance than usual",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He had **short** curly **hair**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **short walk/distance**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a short skirt"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She decided to cut her hair short."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a relatively short distance of 50 to 100 miles"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sheila waved her short stubby arms in the air."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The little boy ran as fast as his short legs could carry him."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "small in height",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a short woman with dark, curly hair"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What did he look like? Was he dark or fair? Tall or short?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm slightly shorter than you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was too short to be admitted into the army."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had no beard and was short in stature."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Appearance"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "lasting or taking a small amount of time or less time than usual",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **short time/period/while**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government is suggesting a **relatively short** consultation period."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a programme of **short films**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **short answer** to your query is that he has acted completely illegally."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a short book *(= that does not have many pages and so does not take long to read)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has a very **short memory** *(= remembers only things that have happened recently)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was all over in a relatively **short space of time**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have achieved spectacular results in a remarkably short span of time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm going to France for a **short break**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She made a short trip to Chicago last July."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Which is the shortest day of the year?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "When it comes to your presentation, keep it short and simple."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm sorry it's such **short notice**—we didn't know ourselves until today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The days are getting shorter and shorter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The interview was mercifully short."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've only read the shorter version of the report."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try to keep your sentences short."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most strikes tend to be of short duration."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They commissioned ten short pieces of music from ten composers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The centre runs short courses in a variety of subjects."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "seeming to have passed very quickly",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Just two short years ago he was the best player in the country."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "not having enough of something; being without something",
            "sensetop": "short of something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm afraid I'm a little short *(= of money)* this month."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is not short of excuses when things go wrong.",
                    "contextForm": "short of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His performance was woefully short of conviction."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mike was a bit short of cash just then."
                },
                {
                    "text": "United looked woefully short of menace in attack."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're getting short of funds."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "become"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["of"],
                "phrases": ["in short supply"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "not having enough of a particular quality",
            "sensetop": "short on something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was a big, strong guy but short on brains."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you're short on time, skip these steps and go straight to step five."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The article is pretty short on details."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "not easily available; not supplying as much as you need",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Money was short at that time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's still hope a buyer for the company can be found, but time is short."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If space is really short, that door can be moved."
                },
                {
                    "text": "When food was short they used to pick berries in the woods."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "become"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["of"],
                "phrases": ["in short supply"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "less than the number, amount or distance mentioned or needed",
            "sensetop": "short (of something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her last throw was only three centimetres short of the world record."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team was five players short."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was **just short of** her 90th birthday when she died."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "having difficulty breathing, for example because of illness",
            "sensetop": "short of breath",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Now I struggle to walk and am always short of breath."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "being a shorter form of a name or word",
            "sensetop": "short for somethingfor short",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Call me Jo—it's short for Joanna.",
                    "contextForm": "short for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "file transfer protocol or FTP for short",
                    "contextForm": "for short"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "speaking to somebody using few words in a way that seems rude",
            "sensetop": "short (with somebody)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm sorry I was short with you earlier—I had other things on my mind."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 12,
            "definition": "a short vowel is pronounced for a shorter time than other vowels",
            "labels": "(phonetics)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Compare the short vowel in ‘full’ and the long vowel in ‘fool’."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not long in advance; without warning or time for preparation",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This was the best room we could get at such short notice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You must be ready to leave at a moment's notice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's the best we can do at such short notice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team is ready to go anywhere in the world at a moment's notice."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "stupid; not very intelligent",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the whole of something or less of something than you expect or should have",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We experienced the full measure of their hospitality."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The concert only lasted an hour, so we felt we were getting short measure."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to give somebody little attention or sympathy; to get little attention or sympathy",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to tend to get angry quickly and easily",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to become angry easily",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to describe what will happen a long, short, etc. time in the future",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Such a development seems unlikely, at least in the short term *(= it will not happen for quite a long time)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the longer term, children of depressed mothers are more likely to suffer from childhood depression."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the long term, our efforts will pay off."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "quickly and without trouble",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "relating to the immediate future",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "In the short run, unemployment may fall."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not existing in large enough quantities to satisfy demand",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Basic foodstuffs were in short supply."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sunshine will be in short supply for the west coast."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Safe drinking water is in desperately short supply."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "(still) only a boy",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I was still in short trousers at the time."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that it is not worth wasting time doing something that you dislike or that is not important",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Life's too short to sit around moping."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used when you are saying that something is almost true, or is equal to something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Last year's figures were little short of disastrous."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The transformation has been nothing short of a miracle."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used when you are saying that you will get to the point of what you are saying quickly, without including all the details",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "To cut a long story short, we didn’t get home until 3 in the morning!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Anyway, long story short: we had this argument and I haven't seen him since."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to defeat, deal with something/somebody quickly",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Liverpool made short work of the opposition *(= in a football match)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He made short work of his lunch *(= ate it quickly)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mike made short work of fixing the engine."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not lasting a long time but pleasant while it lasts",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We haven't much time so I'll keep it short and sweet."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "very stupid",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʃɔːt/",
                "audio": "sh/short/short__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʃɔːrt/",
                "audio": "sh/short/short__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English sceort, of Germanic origin; related to shirt and skirt."
}