1. the practice of selling borrowed securities expecting their price to decline
Usage: finance
2. an electrical short circuit or the act of creating one
Usage: electrical

1. present participle of short; selling borrowed securities with the expectation that their price will fall
Usage: finance
2. present participle of short; causing an electrical short circuit
Usage: electrical

Examples

• The investor was shorting the stock because he believed the company would fail.
• Shorting can be a risky investment strategy during bull markets.
• The faulty wire was shorting the entire electrical system.
• He made money by shorting overvalued tech stocks.
• The battery kept shorting due to corroded terminals.
• Shorting requires borrowing shares from a broker.
• The electrician fixed the problem that was shorting the circuit.