short
adj//ʃoɹt//kort, förkortning, kortsluta, blanka
Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
(of a person) Of comparatively small height.
Having little duration.
(followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
(transitive) To cause a short circuit in (something).
(intransitive, of an electrical circuit) To short circuit.
(transitive, business) 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.