əˈbɹʌp.li ˌɔl əv ə ˈsʌdən bɹuːsk bɹʌsk kɝt kɜːt dɛd ɪnˈædəkwɪt dʒəˈdʒuːn ˈlɪtəl ˈlɪtl̩ ˈlɘtl̩ ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩ maɪˈɒpɪk maɪˈoʊpɪk pʊɹ pʊə(ɹ) ʃɔːt ʃɔɹt ʃoːt ʃɔːt ʃɔɹt ʃoːt ʃɔːt ʃɔɹt ʃoːt ʃɔːt ʃɔɹt ʃoːt ʃɔːɹtli ˈsʌdn̩li ˌʌnəˈwɛə(ɹ)z in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner he told me curtly to get on with it he talked short with everyone he said shortly that he didn't like it at a disadvantage I was caught short so as to interrupt She took him up short before he could continue at some point or distance before a goal is reached he fell short of our expectations clean across the car's axle snapped short without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash marked by rude or peremptory shortness try to cultivate a less brusque manner a curt reply the salesgirl was very short with him tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening shortbread is a short crumbly cookie a short flaky pie crust the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length short skirts short hair the board was a foot short a short toss primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration a short life a short flight a short holiday a short story only a few short months of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration the English vowel sounds in ‘pat’, ‘pet’, ‘pit’, ‘pot’, ‘putt’ are short not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices a short sale short in cotton create a short circuit in lacking foresight or scope a short view of the problem shortsighted policies shortsighted critics derided the plan myopic thinking (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range a short memory of insufficient quantity to meet a need an inadequate income a poor salary money is short on short rations food is in short supply short on experience the jejune diets of the very poor less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so a light pound a scant cup of sugar regularly gives short weight low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal he was short and stocky short in stature a short smokestack a little man cheat someone by not returning them enough money the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference quickly and without warning happening unexpectedly on impulse; without premeditation he stopped suddenly suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment he made up his mind suddenly