(printing, historical) The short crossbar of a printer's chase.

(UK) (intransitive, or transitive with of) To have an insufficient amount (of).

Weight that is less than that declared or less than one is charged for.

(finance, archaic) (payable) soon after being presented

plural of short pull

The state or quality of being short-legged.

(informal, sometimes derogatory) Term of address for a small person. / (cricket) Deliveries that bounce relatively far from the batsman or batswoman.

simple past tense of fall short

plural of short break

A cut of beef from the rib and plate primals and a small corner of the square-cut chuck.