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Having an inadequate supply of, as in We're short of cash right now. [Late 1600s] Also see fall short of.
Less than, inferior to, as in Nothing short of her best effort was needed to make the team. [Mid-1500s]
Other than, without resorting to, as in Short of yelling, I had no other way of getting his attention.
See stop short, def. 3.
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Words nearby short of
shortly, short metre, Short money, short notice, on, short odds, short of, short order, short-range, short rate, short ribs, short-run
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