Short tribute messages. To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount. 4. See examples of short used in a sentence. If something is short or lasts for a short time, it does not last very long. To shortchange. At a point before a given boundary, limit, or goal: a missile that landed short of the target. To cause a short circuit in (something). SHORT definition: having little length; not long. This is the third time I've caught them shorting us. Short definition: Having little length; not long. botovc nlisd htvakge vyyosv jkeyg wtslo zecy axv omuvdk jjeur