short handed
1short-handed — UK US (also shorthanded) adjective WORKPLACE ► not having the usual or necessary number of workers: »The industry heads into this crucial period shorthanded due to a paperwork problem. leave sb short handed »The state s crackdown on illegal… …
2short-handed — [shôrt′han′did] adj. short of workers or helpers short handedness n …
3Short-handed — Short hand ed, a. Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or helpers. [1913 Webster] …
4short-handed — ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB ▪ without enough or the usual number of staff or crew …
5Short handed — Shorthanded is a term used in ice hockey and refers to having fewer skaters on the ice during play, as a result of a penalty. The player removed from play serves the penalty in the penalty box for a set amount of time proportional to the severity …
6short-handed — also shorthanded ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If a company, organization, or group is short handed, it does not have enough people to work on a particular job or for a particular purpose. We re actually a bit short handed at the moment. Syn: short… …
7short-handed — Underhanded Un der*hand ed, a. 1. Underhand; clandestine. [1913 Webster] 2. Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short handed; sparsely populated; obsolete in this sense, {short handed} or {understaffed} being the preferrred term. [1913 …
8short-handed — adjective a) Lacking sufficient people or staff, as for a given task or job. They frequently found themselves short handed on weekends. b) Having, or occurring during an interval with, fewer than a full complement of players on the field …
9short-handed — adjective inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc. they re rather short handed at the moment overcrowded and understaffed hospitals • Syn: ↑short staffed, ↑undermanned, ↑understaffed • Similar to: ↑inadequate, ↑ …
10short handed — adjective having fewer players than are normally involved in a game of that type With only six players that Texas hold em game is short handed …
