shorn
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers; "picked up the baby's shorn curls from the floor"; "naked as a sheared sheep"
sell short
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ underestimate the real value or ability of; "Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge"
sell short
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit
short-change
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ cheat someone by not returning him enough money
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