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short
noun
an
accidental
contact
of
electrical
wires
causing
a
circuit
to
fail
•
The
lamp
stopped
working
because
of
a
short
in
the
cord
.
The
lamp
stopped
working
because
of
a
short
in
the
cord
.
•
An
electrical
short
can
start
a
fire
if
not
fixed
.
An
electrical
short
can
start
a
fire
if
not
fixed
.
verb
-
short
,
shorting
,
shorts
,
shorted
to
create
or
experience
an
electrical
short
circuit
•
The
wires
touched
and
shorted
the
battery
.
The
wires
touched
and
shorted
the
battery
.
•
If
water
gets
inside
,
the
phone
may
short
and
stop
working
.
If
water
gets
inside
,
the
phone
may
short
and
stop
working
.
noun
a
trading
position
that
profits
if
the
price
of
a
stock
or
commodity
falls
•
She
took
a
short
on
the
company
’
s
shares
before
the
earnings
report
.
She
took
a
short
on
the
company
’
s
shares
before
the
earnings
report
.
•
His
short
paid
off
when
the
market
dropped
10%
.
His
short
paid
off
when
the
market
dropped
10%
.
verb
-
short
,
shorting
,
shorts
,
shorted
to
sell
a
security
you
do
not
own
,
hoping
to
buy
it
back
later
at
a
lower
price
•
Traders
often
short
a
stock
they
expect
will
decline
.
Traders
often
short
a
stock
they
expect
will
decline
.
•
She
shorted
bitcoin
during
the
price
bubble
.
She
shorted
bitcoin
during
the
price
bubble
.