shorthanded
adjective
short·hand·ed
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Definition of shorthanded
: having, working with, or done with fewer than the regular or necessary number of people
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The Golden State star's effort wasn't enough as his shorthanded lineup fell behind and failed to dig itself out of an early deficit. — Kaelen Jones, SI.com, "Raptors Beat Shorthanded Warriors, Take 2–1 Series Lead," 5 June 2019 Compher became the first Avalanche player since Joe Sakic (2000-01) to produce three shorthanded goals, three power-play goals and three game-winning goals in the same season. — Mike Chambers, The Denver Post, "J.T. Compher signs $14 million extension with Avalanche: “I love the team. I love the organization — and the fact they were willing to give me four years”," 17 July 2019 Can the crowd make a difference for a shorthanded team against the Raptors? — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, "Steve Kerr says Warriors need Oracle Arena crowd ‘more than ever’ in Game 3," 5 June 2019 Trousdale attributed the mixed bag of results to his club being a bit shorthanded, most notably the absence of 6-foot-3 junior post player Colby Neal, who was out of the lineup with a muscle injury. — Scott Akanewich, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Summer school class for basketball," 10 July 2019 Playing center for the shorthanded summer Spurs, the slender 6-foot-11 Samanic eventually found his groove against beefier Hornets defenders Isaiah Hicks, Kennedy Meeks and Miles Bridges. — Jeff Mcdonald, ExpressNews.com, "For Spurs’ incoming rookies, the bond is real," 8 July 2019 And even while shorthanded, the 49ers still ranked fifth with 61 completions of 20 yards or more in 2018. — Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY, "Offensive fireworks: 5 NFL teams that will be explosive in 2019," 4 July 2019 Trade often gets shorthanded to its most tangible form, the flow of goods from one country to another. — Tom Benning, Dallas News, "‘Nothing we can do’: How a Dallas firm's time in China highlights core dispute in Trump's trade war," 3 July 2019 Why, for example, was the Seventh Fleet sent to sea on unnecessary deployments with shorthanded crews and broken equipment? — Andrew Cockburn, Harper's magazine, "The Military-Industrial Virus," 10 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shorthanded.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for shorthanded
shorthanded
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of shorthanded
: having fewer than the usual number of people available
ice hockey
: made when a team member is off the ice for a penalty
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