Idioms for short
Origin of short
before 900; Middle English
schort (adj.), Old English
sceort; cognate with Old High German
scurz short, Old Norse
skortr shortness, scarcity
SYNONYMS FOR short
4
Short,
brief are opposed to
long, and indicate slight extent or duration.
Short may imply duration but is also applied to physical distance and certain purely spatial relations:
a short journey.
Brief refers especially to duration of time:
brief intervals.
5 terse, succinct, laconic, condensed.
6 curt, sharp, testy.
7 poor, deficient, inadequate, wanting, lacking.
12 crumbly.
14 brachycephalic.
OTHER WORDS FROM short
short·ness, noun o·ver·short, adjective o·ver·short·ness, noun un·short, adjectiveWords nearby short
shoreward,
shoreweed,
shorewood,
shoring,
shorn,
short,
short account,
short and sweet,
short ballot,
short bill,
short bone
British Dictionary definitions for sell short
See also
shorts
Derived forms of short
shortness, nounWord Origin for short
Old English
scort; related to Old Norse
skortr a lack,
skera to cut, Old High German
scurz short
Idioms and Phrases with sell short (1 of 2)
sell short
Contract for the sale of securities or commodities one expects to own at a later date and at a lower price, as in Selling short runs the risk of a market rise, forcing one to pay more than one expected. [Mid-1800s]
sell someone short. Underestimate the true value or worth of someone, as in Don't sell her short; she's a very able lawyer. [First half of 1900s]
Idioms and Phrases with sell short (2 of 2)
short