(intransitive, or transitive with of) To have used up or consumed the majority (of something), so that little remains. / To be nearly used up or consumed.

(hymnody) A hymn metre characterized by a quatrain of iambic lines, of which the first, second, and fourth are in trimeter, and the third in tetrameter.

sharp and curt in one's speech; terse

(archaic) A candle weighing one sixth of a pound, about four inches long.

plural of short six

plural of short line

(rail transport, US) alternative form of shortline. / see also short and line for other senses.

plural of short and

(attributive) Boyshort.

(of hair) As short as that usually found on boys.