6. Not distant in time; near at hand. Marinell was sore offended That his departure thence should be so short. Spenser. He commanded those who were appointed to attend him to be ready by a short day. Clarendon.
7. Limited in intellectual power or grasp; not comprehensive; narrow;
not tenacious, as memory.
Their own short understandings reach No farther than the present.
Rowe.
8. Less important, efficaceous, or powerful; not equal or equivalent;
less (than); — with of.
Hardly anything short of an invasion could rouse them again to war.
Landor.
9. Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant; as, he gave a short answer to the question.
10. (Cookery)
Defn: Breaking or crumbling readily in the mouth; crisp; as, short pastry.
11. (Metal)
Defn: Brittle.
Note: Metals that are brittle when hot are called ; as, cast iron may be hot-short, owing to the presence of sulphur. Those that are brittle when cold are called cold-short; as, cast iron may be cold- short, on account of the presence of phosphorus.
12. (Stock Exchange)