The difference between High and Short

When used as nouns, high means a high point or position, literally or figuratively, whereas short means a short circuit.

When used as adverbs, high means in or to an elevated position, whereas short means abruptly, curtly, briefly.

When used as verbs, high means to rise, whereas short means to cause a short circuit in (something).

When used as adjectives, high means pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions, whereas short means having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.

Short is also preposition with the meaning: deficient in.

check bellow for the other definitions of High and Short

  1. High as an adjective (baseball, of a ball):

    Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty. Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions. Above the batter's shoulders.

    Examples:

    "The balloon rose high in the sky. The wall was high. a high mountain"

    "the pitch (or: the ball) was high"

  2. High as an adjective:

    Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.

  3. High as an adjective:

    Having a specified elevation or height; tall.

    Examples:

    "three feet high'' ''three Mount Everests high"

  4. High as an adjective:

    Elevated in status, esteem, prestige; exalted in rank, station, or character. Most exalted; foremost.

    Examples:

    "The oldest of the elves' royal family still conversed in High Elvish."

    "the high priest'', ''the high officials of the court'', ''the high altar"

  5. High as an adjective:

    Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).

    Examples:

    "high crimes'', ''the high festival of the sun"

  6. High as an adjective:

    Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith. Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).

    Examples:

    "high (i.e. intense) heat; high (i.e. full or quite) noon; high (i.e. rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i.e. complete) pleasure; high (i.e. deep or vivid) colour; high (i.e. extensive, thorough) scholarship; high tide; high [tourism] season; the High Middle Ages"

  7. High as an adjective (in several set phrases):

    Remote in distance or time.

    Examples:

    "high latitude'', ''high antiquity"

  8. High as an adjective (in several set phrases):

    Very traditionalist and conservative, especially in favoring older ways of doing things; see e.g. , .

  9. High as an adjective:

    Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.

    Examples:

    "in high spirits"

  10. High as an adjective (of a lifestyle):

    Luxurious; rich.

    Examples:

    "high living'', ''the high life"

  11. High as an adjective:

    Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.

    Examples:

    "a high tone"

  12. High as an adjective (with "on" or "about"):

    Keen, enthused.

  13. High as an adjective (of a, body of water):

    With tall waves.

  14. High as an adjective:

    Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc). Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, " when predicative}}).

    Examples:

    "My bank charges me a high interest rate. I was running a high temperature and had high cholesterol. high voltage high prices high winds a high number"

    "Carrots are high in [[vitamin A]]. made from a high-copper alloy"

  15. High as an adjective (acoustics):

    Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).

    Examples:

    "The note was too high for her to sing."

  16. High as an adjective (phonetics):

    Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.

  17. High as an adjective (card games):

    Greater in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc. Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush. Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.

    Examples:

    "I have KT742 of the same suit. In other words, a K-high flush."

    "9-high straight = 98765 unsuited"

    "Royal Flush = AKQJT suited = A-high straight flush"

    "North's hand was high. East was in trouble."

  18. High as an adjective (of meat, especially venison):

    Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.

    Examples:

    "Epicures do not cook game before it is high."

    "The tailor liked his meat high."

  19. High as an adjective (slang):

    Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly (until the early 20th century) usually alcohol, but now (by the mid 20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.

  20. High as an adjective (nautical, of a, sailing ship):

    Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.

  1. High as an adverb:

    In or to an elevated position.

    Examples:

    "How high above land did you fly?"

  2. High as an adverb:

    In or at a great value.

    Examples:

    "Costs have grown higher this year again."

  3. High as an adverb:

    In a pitch of great frequency.

    Examples:

    "I certainly can't sing that high."

  1. High as a noun:

    A high point or position, literally or figuratively; an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.

  2. High as a noun:

    A point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best.

    Examples:

    "It was one of the highs of his career."

  3. High as a noun:

    A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.

    Examples:

    "That pill gave me a high for a few hours, before I had a [[comedown]]."

  4. High as a noun:

    A drug that gives such a high.

  5. High as a noun (informal):

    A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.

    Examples:

    "A large high is centred on the Azores."

  6. High as a noun:

    The maximum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.

    Examples:

    "Inflation reached a ten-year high."

  7. High as a noun:

    The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.

    Examples:

    "Today's high was 32°C."

  8. High as a noun (card games):

    The highest card dealt or drawn.

  1. High as a verb (obsolete):

    To rise.

    Examples:

    "The sun higheth."

  1. High as a noun (obsolete):

    Thought; intention; determination; purpose.

  1. High as a verb:

    To hie; to hasten.

  1. Short as an adjective:

    Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.

  2. Short as an adjective (of a person):

    Of comparatively little height.

  3. Short as an adjective:

    Having little duration; opposite of long.

    Examples:

    "Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it's been at least twenty minutes long."

  4. Short as an adjective (followed by '''for'''):

    Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).

    Examples:

    "“Phone” is short for “telephone” and "asap" short for "as soon as possible"."

  5. Short as an adjective (cricket, of a [[fielder]] or fielding [[position]]):

    that is relatively close to the batsman.

  6. Short as an adjective (cricket, of a ball):

    that bounced relatively far from the batsman.

  7. Short as an adjective (golf, of an approach shot or putt):

    that falls short of the green or the hole.

  8. Short as an adjective (of pastries and metals):

    Brittle, crumbly, especially due to the use of too much shortening.

  9. Short as an adjective:

    Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.

    Examples:

    "He gave a short answer to the question."

  10. Short as an adjective:

    Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.

    Examples:

    "a short supply of provisions"

  11. Short as an adjective:

    Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking.

    Examples:

    "to be short of money"

    "The cashier came up short ten dollars on his morning shift."

  12. Short as an adjective:

    Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.

    Examples:

    "an account which is short of the truth"

  13. Short as an adjective (obsolete):

    Not distant in time; near at hand.

  14. Short as an adjective:

    Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.

    Examples:

    "I'm short General Motors because I think their sales are plunging."

  1. Short as an adverb:

    Abruptly, curtly, briefly.

    Examples:

    "They had to stop short to avoid hitting the dog in the street."

    "He cut me short repeatedly in the meeting."

    "The boss got a message and cut the meeting short."

  2. Short as an adverb:

    Unawares.

    Examples:

    "The recent developments at work caught them short."

  3. Short as an adverb:

    Without achieving a goal or requirement.

    Examples:

    "His speech fell short of what was expected."

  4. Short as an adverb (cricket, of the manner of bounce of a [[cricket ball]]):

    Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.

  5. Short as an adverb (finance):

    With a negative ownership position.

    Examples:

    "We went short most finance companies in July."

  1. Short as a noun:

    A short circuit.

  2. Short as a noun:

    A short film.

  3. Short as a noun:

    Examples:

    "38 short suits fit me right off the rack."

    "Do you have that size in a short."

  4. Short as a noun (baseball):

    A shortstop.

    Examples:

    "Jones smashes a grounder between third and short."

  5. Short as a noun (finance):

    A short seller.

    Examples:

    "The market decline was terrible, but the shorts were buying champagne."

  6. Short as a noun (finance):

    A short sale.

    Examples:

    "He closed out his short at a modest loss after three months."

  7. Short as a noun:

    A summary account.

  8. Short as a noun (phonetics):

    A short sound, syllable, or vowel.

  9. Short as a noun (programming):

    An having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.

  1. Short as a verb (transitive):

    To cause a short circuit in (something).

  2. Short as a verb (intransitive):

    Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit.

  3. Short as a verb (transitive):

    To shortchange.

  4. Short as a verb (transitive):

    To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.

    Examples:

    "This is the third time I've caught them shorting us."

  5. Short as a verb (transitive, business):

    To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.

  6. Short as a verb (obsolete):

    To shorten.

  1. Short as a preposition:

    Deficient in.

    Examples:

    "We are short a few men on the second shift."

    "He's short common sense."

  2. Short as a preposition (finance):

    Having a negative position in.

    Examples:

    "I don't want to be short the market going into the weekend."

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