short-circuit
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!"
short-circuit
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ create a short circuit in
short
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ cheat someone by not returning him enough money
short
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ create a short circuit in
short-change
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her";
short-circuit
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ hamper the progress of; impede; "short-circuit warm feelings"
short letter
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
short loin
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the portion of the loin from which porterhouse steaks are cut
short list
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
short covering
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale
short-leaf pine
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature
short hundredweight
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
short gastric artery
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach
short account
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the aggregate of short sales on an open market
short-grass
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains
short pants
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ (used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
short selling
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)
short
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference