The difference between Low and Short

When used as nouns, low means something that is low, whereas short means a short circuit.

When used as adverbs, low means close to the ground, whereas short means abruptly, curtly, briefly.

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

When used as adjectives, low means pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), 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 Low and Short

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

    Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty. Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions. Below the batter's knees.

    Examples:

    "standing on low ground'' ''in a low valley, ringed by low hills'' ''a low wall'' ''a low shelf"

    "the low countries'' ''Low German"

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

  2. Low as an adjective:

    Of less than normal height; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.

    Examples:

    "a low bow'' ''a low tide'' ''the Mississippi is unusually low right now"

  3. Low as an adjective:

    Not high in status, esteem or rank, dignity, or quality. .}}

    Examples:

    "low birth'' ''low rank'' ''the low officials of the bureaucracy'' ''low-quality fabric'' ''playing low tricks on them'' ''a person of low mind"

    "Now that was low even for you!"

  4. Low as an adjective:

    Humble, meek, not haughty.

  5. Low as an adjective:

    Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.

    Examples:

    "She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs."

  6. Low as an adjective:

    Being a nadir, a bottom.

    Examples:

    "the low point in her career"

  7. Low as an adjective:

    Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.

    Examples:

    "low spirits"

  8. Low as an adjective:

    Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.

    Examples:

    "a low pulse"

    "made (or: laid) low by sickness"

  9. Low as an adjective:

    Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc). Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative). Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.

    Examples:

    "My credit union charges a low interest rate. Jogging during a [[whiteout]], with such low temperatures and low visibility, is dangerous. The store sold bread at low prices, and milk at even lower prices. The contractors gave a low estimate of the costs. low cholesterol a low voltage wire a low number"

    "diets low in vitamin A'' ''made from low-carbon steel"

    "running low on cash"

  10. Low as an adjective (especially in the field of, _, biology):

    Simple in complexity or development; favoring simplicity; see e.g. , .

    Examples:

    "low protozoan animals, low cryptogamic plants, and other low organisms"

  11. Low as an adjective (in several set phrases):

    Being near the equator.

    Examples:

    "the low northern latitudes"

  12. Low as an adjective (acoustics):

    Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.

    Examples:

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

    "Generally, European men have lower voices than their Indian counterparts."

  13. Low as an adjective:

    Quiet; soft; not loud.

    Examples:

    "They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying."

    "Why would you want to play heavy metal at such a low volume?"

  14. Low as an adjective (phonetics):

    Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.

  15. Low as an adjective (card games):

    Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.

    Examples:

    "a low card"

  16. Low as an adjective (archaic):

    Not rich, seasoned, or nourishing; plain, simple.

    Examples:

    "a low diet"

  17. Low as an adjective (of an, automobile, gear, etc):

    Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.

    Examples:

    "low gear"

  1. Low as a noun:

    Something that is low; a low point.

    Examples:

    "You have achieved a new low in behavior, Frank."

    "Economic growth has hit a new low."

  2. Low as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "Unemployment has reached a ten-year low."

  3. Low as a noun:

    A depressed mood or situation.

    Examples:

    "He is in a low right now"

  4. Low as a noun (meteorology):

    An area of low pressure; a depression.

    Examples:

    "A deep low is centred over the British Isles."

  5. Low as a noun:

    The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.

    Examples:

    "Shift out of low before the car gets to eight miles per hour."

  6. Low as a noun (card games):

    The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.

  7. Low as a noun:

    (slang) (usually accompanied by "the") a cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous payment or expense.

    Examples:

    "He got the brand new Yankees jersey for the low."

  1. Low as an adverb:

    Close to the ground.

  2. Low as an adverb:

    Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.

  3. Low as an adverb:

    With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.

    Examples:

    "to speak low"

  4. Low as an adverb:

    Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.

    Examples:

    "He sold his wheat low."

  5. Low as an adverb:

    In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.

  6. Low as an adverb:

    In a time approaching our own.

  7. Low as an adverb (astronomy):

    In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.

    Examples:

    "The moon runs low, i.e. comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian."

  1. Low as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To depress; to lower.

    Examples:

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  1. Low as a verb (obsolete, nocat=1):

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  1. Low as a verb (intransitive):

    To moo.

    Examples:

    "The cattle were lowing."

  1. Low as a noun (countable, UK, Scotland, dialect):

    A flame; fire; blaze.

  1. Low as a verb (UK, Scotland, dialect):

    To burn; to blaze.

  1. Low as a noun (archaic, or, obsolete):

    Barrow, mound, tumulus.

  2. Low as a noun (Scottish dialectal, archaic):

    A hill.

  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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