short

short
adj.

1) short in (short in stature)

2) short of (short of funds; to run short of food; to fall short of one's goal)

3) (misc.) to be caught short ('to find oneself in acute need'); and: (BE; colloq.) ('to feel the need to go to the toilet')

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[ʃɔːt]
and: ('to feel the need to go to the toilet'; BE; colloq.)
(misc.) to be caught short ('to find oneself in acute need')
short in (short in stature)
short of (short of funds; to run short of food; to fall short of one's goal)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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