[
  {
    "word": "short",
    "phonetic": "/\u0283o\u02d0t/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u0283o\u02d0t/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/short-au.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75899930",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 4.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"
        }
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u0283o\u02d0t/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u0283\u0254\u02d0t/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/short-uk.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77606685",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 4.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"
        }
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u0283\u0254\u0279t/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/short-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1157679",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A short circuit.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A short film.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A short version of a garment in a particular size.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "38 short suits fit me right off the rack."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A shortstop.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Jones smashes a grounder between third and short."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A short seller.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The market decline was terrible, but the shorts were buying champagne."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A short sale.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He closed out his short at a modest loss after three months."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A summary account.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A short sound, syllable, or vowel.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An automobile; especially in crack shorts, to break into automobiles.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To cause a short circuit in (something).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To shortchange.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "This is the third time I\u2019ve caught them shorting us."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To shorten.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of a person) Of comparatively small height.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Having little duration.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [
              "long"
            ],
            "example": "Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it\u2019s been at least twenty minutes long."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "\u201cPhone\u201d is short for \u201ctelephone\u201d and \"asap\" short for \"as soon as possible\"."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of a fielder or fielding position) that is relatively close to the batsman.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of a ball) that bounced relatively far from the batsman.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of an approach shot or putt) that falls short of the green or the hole.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of pastries) Brittle, crumbly, especially due to the use of a large quantity of fat. (See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust, shortening.)",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He gave a short answer to the question."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a short supply of provisions"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I'd lend you the cash but I'm a little short at present."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "an account which is short of the truth"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Undiluted; neat.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Not distant in time; near at hand.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I'm short General Motors because I think their sales are plunging."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "abbreviation",
          "short form",
          "low",
          "narrow",
          "shallow",
          "slim",
          "brief",
          "concise",
          "little",
          "petite",
          "pint-sized",
          "titchy"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "long",
          "long",
          "broad",
          "deep",
          "high",
          "long",
          "tall",
          "wide",
          "long",
          "tall",
          "long"
        ]
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Abruptly, curtly, briefly.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He cut me short repeatedly in the meeting."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Unawares.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The recent developments at work caught them short."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Without achieving a goal or requirement.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "His speech fell short of what was expected."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of the manner of bounce of a cricket ball) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "With a negative ownership position.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "We went short most finance companies in July."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "preposition",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Deficient in.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He's short common sense."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Having a negative position in.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I don\u2019t want to be short the market going into the weekend."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "lacking",
          "on",
          "short"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/short"
    ]
  }
]