shorted
short-ed
verb
Sold financial assets not owned, expecting to buy them back at a lower price.
"The hedge fund shorted the struggling company's stock."
verb
Caused an electrical short circuit, leading to malfunction or power interruption.
"The old lamp shorted, cutting power to the room."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: poor, deficient, short, jejune, inadequate, insufficient, momentaneous, short-run, fugitive, short-dated, brief, truncated
Antonyms: long, recollective, retentive, tall, tenacious