Not long; not having great length or extension; as a short distance; a short ferry; a short flight; a short piece of timber. The bed is shorter than a man can stretch himself on it. Isaiah 28:20.

Not extended in time; not of long duration. The triumphing of the wicked is short. Job 20:5.

Not of usual or suffifient length, reach or extent. Weak though I am of limb, and short of sight. Pope.

Not of long duration; repeated at small intervals of time; as short breath.

Not of adequate extent or quantity; not reaching the point demanded, desired or expected; as a quantity short of our expectations. Not therefore am I short . Of knowing what I ought. Milton.

Deficient; defective; imperfect. This account is short of the truth.

Not adequate; insufficient; scanty; as, provisions are short; a short allowance of water for the voyage.

Not sufficiently supplied; scantily furnished. The English were inferior in number, and grew short in their provisions. Hayward.

Not far distant in time; future. He commanded those who were appointed to attend him, to be ready by a short day.

Not fetching a compass; as in the phrase, to turn short.

Not going to the point intended; as, to stop short.

Defective in quantity; as sheep short of their wool.

Narrow; limited; not extended; not large or comprehensive. Their own short understandings reach . No farther than the present. Rowe.

Brittle; friable; breaking all at once without splinters or shatters; as marl so short that it cannot be wrought into a ball.

Not bending. The lance broke short.

Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant; severe. I asked him a question, to which he gave a short answer. To be short, to be scantily supplied; as, to be short of bread or water. To come short, to fail; not to do what is demanded or expected, or what is necessary for the purpose; applied to persons. We all come short of perfect obedience to God’s will.

Not to reach or obtain.

To fail; to be insufficient. Provisions come short. To cut short, to abridge; to contract; to make to small or defective; also, ot destroy or consume.' . To fall short, to fail; to be inadequate or scanty; as, provisions fall short; money falls short.

To fail; not to do or accomplish; as, to fall short on duty.

To be less. The measure falls short of the estimate. To stop short, to stop at once; also, to stop without reaching the point intended. To turn short, to turn on the spot occupied; to turn without making a compass.' . For turning short he struck with all his might. To be taken short, to be seized with urgent necessity. In short, a few words; briefly; to sum up or close in a few words.