short runn.adj.

Etymology: < short adj. + run n.²

A. n.

1. Cricket.

a. A run made when the ball does not travel far enough to give time for an easy run.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [noun] > running > type of run

short notch1774

short run1831

short run1833

penalty run1892

1833 J. Nyren Young Cricketer's Tutor 61 His decision was as prompt as his eye was accurate in calculating a short run.

1921 P. F. Warner My Cricketing Life xi. 203 One of the features of his [sc. J. B. Hobbs's] long partnerships with Rhodes was the number of short runs they ran.

b. One which does not count by reason of a batter not having technically completed the run.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [noun] > running > type of run

short notch1774

short run1831

short run1833

penalty run1892

1831 Laws of Cricket in New Sporting Mag. Aug. 297/2 If the striker run a short run, the Umpire must call ‘One short’.

2. A relatively brief passage of time within a sequence of events (opposed to long run n. and adj.), usually in in the short run.

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the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [noun] > a short or moderate space of time > within a sequence of events

short run1879

1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 18 Oct. (1956) VII. 212 Mrs. Healy's marriage is surely what you expected in the long or short run.

1928 Britain's Industr. Future (Liberal Industr. Inq.) iv. xxvii. 396 But we do not believe that in anything but the very short run industry benefits from displacing adult workers by successive relays of young boys and girls.

1940 F. Pickersgill Let. 19 Jan. (1948) 151 Chamberlain is of course succeeding in the short run in getting rid of all the energetic and intelligent people in the Party.

1952 Isard & Whitney Atomic Power ix. 185 The question arises whether the economic benefits of atomic power may be greater for such a country as Russia in the short-run and middle-run as well.

1965 New Statesman 7 May 718/3 In the long run you will obtain substantial benefit from professional business schools like the one at Harvard... In the short run—well, I don't envy George Brown.

1971 D. C. Hague Managerial Econ. (rev. ed.) ii. v. 112 In economic theory, the short run is defined as that period of time during which the physical capacity of the firm is fixed.

3. Theatre. A short period of being represented on the stage. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [noun] > long-running > (long or short) run

run1700

long run1715

short run1922

1922 H. Granville-Barker Exemplary Theatre vi. 260 To replace the long run by the short run..or the hastily concocted ‘repertory’ season, is no remedy.

1922 H. Granville-Barker Exemplary Theatre vi. 262 Most of the ‘short-run’ theatres..by misplaced courtesy are dubbed ‘repertory’.

1961 20th Century Feb. 101 The short-run system of provincial repertory.

1967 Oxf. Compan. Theatre (ed. 3) 797/1 In Stratford-upon-Avon plays are now introduced into the bill one at a time, and given a short run before being merged in a changing bill.

4. A class or line of goods produced in limited quantity. Also attributive.

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society > occupation and work > industry > manufacture or production > [noun] > manufactured article or product > general types of

small ware1815

special edition1845

stamping1862

run of the mill1876

mass product1922

short run1957

1957 Times 4 Nov. 13/1 The blot on the British copy~book is the complaint from a number of stores that most manufacturers [of furniture] will not consider what are known in the trade as short runs.

1959 Times 14 Jan. 12/4 Printing short-run quality bookwork.

1967 V. Strauss Printing Industry x. 660/1 Foot-operated wire stitchers..are used for short runs or for jobs that cannot be handled on more automatic machinery.

1970 Publishers' Weekly 8 June 152 Many speakers complained about printing short-run jobs: price is too high, quality is not good, and..deliveries are too slow.

1976 Scotsman 25 Nov. 4/3 (advt.) Craft Bookbinding. Contemporary style bindings in leather and cloth: short-runs re-backing and general restoration.

B. adj. (With hyphen.)

Occurring in or relating to the short run; = short-term adj.

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the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [adjective] > short-term

short-period1887

short-term1901

short run1947

1947 Partisan Rev. 14 240 There is certainly a short~run tendency in critical situations toward reliance on reactionaries as counter to communists.

1958 Listener 9 Oct. 548/1 A combination of short-run and long-term programming on two different political and geographical levels.

1966 Philosophy 41 294 Any cyclical view of history can harbour only a short-run optimism.

1979 Internat. Jrnl. Sociol. of Law 7 308 Larceny, some of it responsive to short-run price changes.

Derivatives

short runner n. one skilled in making short runs (sense A. 1a).

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricketer > [noun] > batsman > types of batsman

sticker1832

short runner1833

punisher1846

slogger1850

blocker1851

cutter1851

swiper1853

top scorer1860

stick1863

left-hander1864

smiter1878

centurion1886

driver1888

pad-player1888

poker1888

spectacle-maker1893

back-player1897

hooker1900

under-runner1903

puller1911

square cutter1920

straight driver1925

stroke-maker1927

goose-gamer1928

stroke-player1935

flasher1936

sweeper1961

tonker1977

1833 J. Nyren Young Cricketer's Tutor 61 John Small..was the best short-runner of his day.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	short run
释义	short runn.adj. Etymology: < short adj. + run n.² A. n. 1. Cricket. a. A run made when the ball does not travel far enough to give time for an easy run. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [noun] > running > type of run short notch1774 short run1831 short run1833 penalty run1892 1833 J. Nyren Young Cricketer's Tutor 61 His decision was as prompt as his eye was accurate in calculating a short run. 1921 P. F. Warner My Cricketing Life xi. 203 One of the features of his [sc. J. B. Hobbs's] long partnerships with Rhodes was the number of short runs they ran. b. One which does not count by reason of a batter not having technically completed the run. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [noun] > running > type of run short notch1774 short run1831 short run1833 penalty run1892 1831 Laws of Cricket in New Sporting Mag. Aug. 297/2 If the striker run a short run, the Umpire must call ‘One short’. 2. A relatively brief passage of time within a sequence of events (opposed to long run n. and adj.), usually in in the short run. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [noun] > a short or moderate space of time > within a sequence of events short run1879 1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 18 Oct. (1956) VII. 212 Mrs. Healy's marriage is surely what you expected in the long or short run. 1928 Britain's Industr. Future (Liberal Industr. Inq.) iv. xxvii. 396 But we do not believe that in anything but the very short run industry benefits from displacing adult workers by successive relays of young boys and girls. 1940 F. Pickersgill Let. 19 Jan. (1948) 151 Chamberlain is of course succeeding in the short run in getting rid of all the energetic and intelligent people in the Party. 1952 Isard & Whitney Atomic Power ix. 185 The question arises whether the economic benefits of atomic power may be greater for such a country as Russia in the short-run and middle-run as well. 1965 New Statesman 7 May 718/3 In the long run you will obtain substantial benefit from professional business schools like the one at Harvard... In the short run—well, I don't envy George Brown. 1971 D. C. Hague Managerial Econ. (rev. ed.) ii. v. 112 In economic theory, the short run is defined as that period of time during which the physical capacity of the firm is fixed. 3. Theatre. A short period of being represented on the stage. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [noun] > long-running > (long or short) run run1700 long run1715 short run1922 1922 H. Granville-Barker Exemplary Theatre vi. 260 To replace the long run by the short run..or the hastily concocted ‘repertory’ season, is no remedy. 1922 H. Granville-Barker Exemplary Theatre vi. 262 Most of the ‘short-run’ theatres..by misplaced courtesy are dubbed ‘repertory’. 1961 20th Century Feb. 101 The short-run system of provincial repertory. 1967 Oxf. Compan. Theatre (ed. 3) 797/1 In Stratford-upon-Avon plays are now introduced into the bill one at a time, and given a short run before being merged in a changing bill. 4. A class or line of goods produced in limited quantity. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacture or production > [noun] > manufactured article or product > general types of small ware1815 special edition1845 stamping1862 run of the mill1876 mass product1922 short run1957 1957 Times 4 Nov. 13/1 The blot on the British copy~book is the complaint from a number of stores that most manufacturers [of furniture] will not consider what are known in the trade as short runs. 1959 Times 14 Jan. 12/4 Printing short-run quality bookwork. 1967 V. Strauss Printing Industry x. 660/1 Foot-operated wire stitchers..are used for short runs or for jobs that cannot be handled on more automatic machinery. 1970 Publishers' Weekly 8 June 152 Many speakers complained about printing short-run jobs: price is too high, quality is not good, and..deliveries are too slow. 1976 Scotsman 25 Nov. 4/3 (advt.) Craft Bookbinding. Contemporary style bindings in leather and cloth: short-runs re-backing and general restoration. B. adj. (With hyphen.) Occurring in or relating to the short run; = short-term adj. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [adjective] > short-term short-period1887 short-term1901 short run1947 1947 Partisan Rev. 14 240 There is certainly a short~run tendency in critical situations toward reliance on reactionaries as counter to communists. 1958 Listener 9 Oct. 548/1 A combination of short-run and long-term programming on two different political and geographical levels. 1966 Philosophy 41 294 Any cyclical view of history can harbour only a short-run optimism. 1979 Internat. Jrnl. Sociol. of Law 7 308 Larceny, some of it responsive to short-run price changes. Derivatives short runner n. one skilled in making short runs (sense A. 1a). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricketer > [noun] > batsman > types of batsman sticker1832 short runner1833 punisher1846 slogger1850 blocker1851 cutter1851 swiper1853 top scorer1860 stick1863 left-hander1864 smiter1878 centurion1886 driver1888 pad-player1888 poker1888 spectacle-maker1893 back-player1897 hooker1900 under-runner1903 puller1911 square cutter1920 straight driver1925 stroke-maker1927 goose-gamer1928 stroke-player1935 flasher1936 sweeper1961 tonker1977 1833 J. Nyren Young Cricketer's Tutor 61 John Small..was the best short-runner of his day. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.adj.1831
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