Definisi : cut ~, memendekkan: the president cut ~ his speech when he heard a commotion outside the hall, presiden itu telah memendekkan ucapannya apabila mendengar bunyi riuh-rendah di luar dewan; run ~ of, kehabisan: we have run ~ of fuel, kita telah kehabisan bahan api; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ of, melainkan, selain, kecuali: he will offer any help ~ of lending money, dia akan memberikan apa sahaja pertolongan melainkan meminjamkan wang; be /caught, taken/ ~, (colloq) terasa nak buang air: he was caught ~ during the meeting and had to leave the room urgently, dia terasa nak buang air sewaktu mesyuarat dan terpaksa meninggalkan bilik dgn segera; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : adv suddenly, dgn tiba-tiba: the driver stopped ~ when the dog ran onto the road, pemandu itu berhenti dgn tiba-tiba apabila anjing meluru ke jalan raya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : make ~ work of, dgn mudah + approp v: the boys made ~ work of the meal, budak-budak lelaki itu dgn mudah menghabiskan hidangan itu; our well-trained army made ~ work of the rebels, askar kita yg terlatih dgn mudah menewaskan pemberontak-pemberontak itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : /little, nothing/ ~ of, tdk ubah spt, tdk lain drpd: the general’s decision to retreat was nothing ~ of cowardice, keputusan jeneral itu utk berundur tdk ubah spt perbuatan pengecut; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : in the ~ run, dlm jangka pendek: the company is trying to improve its production rate in the ~ run, syarikat itu sedang mencuba meningkatkan kadar pengeluaran dlm jangka pendek; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : have a ~ run, tdk bertahan lama: this play is bound to have a ~ run, drama ini dijangka tdk akan bertahan lama; in a ~ while, /sekejap, sebentar/ lagi: she’ll be here in a ~ while, dia akan berada di sini sekejap lagi; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ of breath, sesak nafas, susah bernafas; ~ on, kurang: he is a rich man but ~ on manners, dia kaya tetapi kurang berbudi bahasa; go ~ of, kekurangan: no one should have to go ~ of food, seharusnya tdk sesiapa pun yg kekurangan makanan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ and sweet, (often ironic) singkat dan mesra: his visit was ~ and sweet, lawatannya singkat dan mesra; ~for, kependekan, singkatan: DBP is ~ for Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, DBP ialah kependekan bagi Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka; Bob is ~ for Robert, Bob ialah singkatan bagi Robert; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 13. (commerce) maturing at an early date, jangka pendek: he doesn’t deal in ~ bills on principle, menjadi prinsipnya, dia tdk berurus niaga dlm bentuk bil jangka pendek; 14. (of temper) cepat: my boss has got a very ~ temper, bos saya cepat baran; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 11. less than st should be, kurang: this week’s supply was three cases ~, bekalan minggu ini kurang tiga pak; 12. limited in supply, kurang: water has been very ~ in Melaka recently, air sangat kurang di Melaka baru-baru ini; during the war food got very ~, semasa perang, makanan sangat kurang; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 9. (of vowel, syllable) pronounced briefly, pendek: the ~ vowel in “sin” and the long vowel in “seen”, sebutan vokal yg pendek bagi kata “sin” dan sebutan vokal yg panjang bagi kata “seen”; 10. (of cake, pastry) rich and crumbly, rapuh: ~ crust pastry, pastri rapuh; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 8. curt, a. (of remark, reply) pendek, ringkas: his reply was ~ and to the point, jawapannya pendek serta tepat; b. (of manner) kasar: his ~ manner offended me, tingkah lakunya yg kasar menyakitkan hati saya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 6. (of speech, letter, book, etc) having not many words, pages in them, ringkas: a ~ conversation, perbualan ringkas; he prefers to use ~ sentences, dia lebih suka menggunakan ayat-ayat ringkas;7.(colloq) lacking enough, pokai: I can’t spare you any money, I’m ~ myself, saya tdk dapat meminjami kamu wang, saya sendiri pokai; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 5. not far, dekat: this is the ~est way to school, inilah jalan yg terdekat ke sekolah; a ~ /way, distance/ from, tdk jauh dr: the office is only a ~ distance from here, pejabat itu tdk jauh dr sini; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 4. (of movement, sound) sudden, quick, [various translations]: she uttered a ~ cry of surprise, dia terjerit krn terkejut; he was breathing in ~ gasps, dia bernafas tercungap-cungap; she gave a ~ laugh, dia ketawa kecil; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : they left for a ~ holiday in Hawaii, mereka pergi bercuti singkat di Hawaii; in the ~ hour I was with her ..., dlm masa yg singkat saya bersamanya...; 3. not long, pendek; (of tail) kompot, kontot; (of garment) pendek, singkat: ~ hair, rambut pendek; a ~ play, drama yg pendek; ~ skirt, skirt singkat; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : adj 1. not tall, pendek: the man is ~ and fat, lelaki itu pendek dan gemuk; 2. brief, lasting a little time, singkat, pendek: he achieved a lot of success during his ~ life, dia telah banyak mencapai kejayaan semasa hayatnya yg singkat itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 2. (colloq) short film, tayangan singkat: the first half of the programme is made up of ~s, bahagian pertama rancangan itu terdiri drpd tayangan-tayangan singkat; 3. (phon) vokal pendek; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : n 1. (colloq) short circuit, litar pintas: the blackout was caused by a ~, bekalan elektrik terputus disebabkan litar pintas; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)