shorted

noun

the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

verb

create a short circuit in

cheat someone by not returning him enough money

adjective

marked by rude or peremptory shortness

tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

lacking foresight or scope

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration

not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

of insufficient quantity to meet a need

low in stature

(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

primarily temporal sense

adverb

in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

at a disadvantage

so as to interrupt

at some point or distance before a goal is reached

clean across

without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold

quickly and without warning

Roots

sceortshort- · Old English · short

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The word shorted breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root short-, from Old English sceort (“short”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.