ชอร์ต

chót

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] short-circuit [sth]; [to] short (electrical)

[to] short-circuit [sth]; to cause or suffer an electrical short, leading to device malfunction.

Examples

อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasisน้ำราดnáam râatน้ำราดnáam râatsauce; gravy; toppingคอมพิวเตอร์kom-piu-dtêrคอมพิวเตอร์kom-piu-dtêr1computer2computer [attrib.]นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …เครื่องkrêuuangเครื่องkrêuuang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3equipment; gear4aircraft (colloq.); engine (aircraft)5classifier: machines/devices6embellishment/attire (classical)7assortment/set (pref.)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ชอร์ตchótชอร์ตchót1[to] short-circuit [sth]; [to] short (electrical)2[to] short [sth]; sell short3short circuit
Don't pour water on the computer, or it will short circuit.
2NounB2

short circuit

A short circuit: an electrical fault where current bypasses the intended path, causing abnormally high current and possible damage.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)กลิ่นไหม้glìn mâiกลิ่นไหม้glìn mâismell of burning; burnt smellเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)รีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ไปดูbpai dooไปดูbpai doo[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchปรากฏว่าbpraa-gòt wâaปรากฏว่าbpraa-gòt wâait turns out (that); it appears (that)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsไฟชอร์ตfai chótไฟชอร์ตfai chót1[to] short (electrically); short out2short circuit; electrical shortที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotปลั๊กพ่วงbplák pûuangปลั๊กพ่วงbplák pûuangpower strip; multi-outlet extension
I smelled something burning and rushed to check; it turned out to be a short circuit at the power strip.
3NounC1

[to] short [sth]; sell short

[to] short [sth] (finance): to sell a borrowed stock or asset expecting the price to fall, then buy it back later.

Examples

นักลงทุนnák long tunนักลงทุนnák long tuninvestorบางคนbaang konบางคนbaang konsome people; some personsชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ชอร์ตchótชอร์ตchót1[to] short-circuit [sth]; [to] short (electrical)2[to] short [sth]; sell short3short circuitหุ้นhûnหุ้นhûn1share; stock (finance)2equity stake; ownership portion3[to] partner; co-invest; hold shares together4classifier: shares/units of stockเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingทำกำไรtam gam-raiทำกำไรtam gam-rai[to] make a profitได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)ขาลงkăa longขาลงkăa long1downturn; decline; downtrend2declining; bearish3downbound leg/direction
Some investors like to short stocks because they can profit in a bear market.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ไฟชอร์ตfai chótไฟชอร์ตfai chót1[to] short (electrically); short out2short circuit; electrical short
  • [to] short (electrically); short out
  • short circuit; electrical short
ไฟฟ้าลัดวงจรfai-fáa lát wong-jonไฟฟ้าลัดวงจรfai-fáa lát wong-jonelectrical short circuit

electrical short circuit

ลัดวงจรlát wong jonลัดวงจรlát wong jon1short circuit2[to] short-circuit; short out3short circuit (figurative)4[to] short-circuit [sth] (figurative)
  • short circuit
  • [to] short-circuit; short out
  • short circuit (figurative)
  • [to] short-circuit [sth] (figurative)
ชอร์ตเซลchôt saynชอร์ตเซลchôt sayn1[to] short-sell [sth]2short selling; a short sale
  • [to] short-sell [sth]
  • short selling; a short sale
ขายชอร์ตkăai chótขายชอร์ตkăai chót[to] short sell

[to] short sell