Definition of in short supply
: available in amounts that are less than needed
- Gasoline is in short supply.
in short supply
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short
play
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: having little length
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: not tall or high : low
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: not extended in time : brief
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: in a curt manner
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: for or during a brief time
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: at a disadvantage : unawares
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: the sum and substance : upshot
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: a short syllable
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: a short sound or signal
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: short-circuit
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: shortchange, cheat
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: to sell (a security) short in expectation of a fall in prices
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supply
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: to add as a supplement
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: to provide for : satisfy
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: to make available for use : provide
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: assistance, succor
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: reinforcements
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: a member of the clergy filling a vacant pulpit temporarily
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