“short” in Khumi Chin

Meaning in English

1. (adjective) (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range 2. (adjective) (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length 3. (adjective) primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration 4. (adjective) low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal 5. (adjective) of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration 6. (adjective) not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices 7. (adjective) tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening 8. (adjective) marked by rude or peremptory shortness 9. (adjective) lacking foresight or scope 10. (adjective) of insufficient quantity to meet a need 11. (adjective) less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so 12. (noun) the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base 13. (noun) the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed 14. (noun) accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference 15. (verb) create a short circuit in 16. (verb) cheat someone by not returning them enough money 17. (adverb) in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner 18. (adverb) at a disadvantage 19. (adverb) so as to interrupt 20. (adverb) at some point or distance before a goal is reached 21. (adverb) clean across 22. (adverb) without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold 23. (adverb) quickly and without warning happening unexpectedly on impulse; without premeditation

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