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small

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abruptly

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cut someone short

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in short

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not long in time or duration

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accomplished in very little time

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marked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosen

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not enough to meet a demand or requirement

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without any warning

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without adequate preparation

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the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

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accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

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the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

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create a short circuit in

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primarily temporal sense

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(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

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low in stature

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not sufficient to meet a need

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(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

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not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

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of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration

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less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

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lacking foresight or scope

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tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

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marked by rude or peremptory shortness

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quickly and without warning

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without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold

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at a disadvantage

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in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

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