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| short·en [ sháwrt'n ] (past and past participle short·ened, present participle short·en·ing, 3rd person present singular short·ens) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb become or make shorter: to make something shorter, or become shorter
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2. transitive and intransitive verb gambling make odds shorter: to reduce the odds on a bet, or be reduced
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3. transitive verb sailing reduce sail: to reduce the area of a sail
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4. transitive verb cooking make pastry shorter: to make pastry more crumbly by adding more shortening
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  short·en·er noun |
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