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short-handed

[ shawrt-han-did ]

adjective

  1. not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc.


short-handed

adjective

  1. lacking the usual or necessary number of assistants, workers, etc
  2. 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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