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short-handed
[ shawrt-han-did ]
adjective
- not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc.
short-handed
adjective
- lacking the usual or necessary number of assistants, workers, etc
- sport with less than the full complement of players
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Derived Forms
- ËŒ²õ³ó´Ç°ù³Ù-ˈ³ó²¹²Ô»å±ð»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ³ó´Ç°ù³Ù-³ó²¹²Ô»åĻå·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of short-handed1
First recorded in 1615–25
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The pitching staff was never fully healthy, with absences wreaking havoc throughout the year and leaving the team short-handed by the start of the postseason.
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Lue wasn’t going to accept any excuses, even if the Clippers were playing short-handed because of a trade made earlier in the day.
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The Dodgers won the World Series last season in spite of their short-handed pitching.
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UCLA’s troubles moving the ball on the ground went beyond a short-handed offensive line, Foster said.
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With four weeks to go, much can still go awry for a Dodgers team that remains short-handed on the mound.
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