a list of candidates selected from a longer list, and from which one or more successful candidates are in turn selected. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see short, list.

(real estate) A property sale negotiated with a mortgage company in which a lender takes less than the total amount due.

(poker) A relatively small quantity of chips relative to the stakes. / (poker tournament) A quantity of chips which is far less than the average in the tournament.

(idiomatic, slang) Pubic hair.

(pharmacology) Having a pharmaceutical effect principally in the short term.

(idiomatic, euphemistic) Plain; unattractive.

(netball) A pass of the ball between teammates too close together to allow an opponent to get between them. There is no particular distance the ball must travel to qualify as a short pass. For instance, if the passing player drops the ball and retreats before her teammate takes possession, it is not a short pass. A short pass is against the rules and results in a free pass to the opposition.

(organic chemistry, of an aliphatic compound) Having a chain of fewer than about six carbon atoms.

The near future; a comparatively brief time period starting with the present moment (or other time of reference); the time in which immediate needs and goals are relevant.

scarce, or difficult to find, or buy.