short-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: cheat by not returning enough money, sell short

Commentary: NP1[+agent] SHORT NP2

Examples:
He said we shorted him $50 when we paid our rent the day before.
Hedge funds actively shorted the stock, precipitating more selling
by investors.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: short.01,short.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: create a short circuit in

Commentary: NP1[+agent] SHORT NP2

Examples:
I accidentally shorted the circuit.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: short.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2