Definition for short-handed - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	short-handed (short-handed) adjective not having enough or the usual number of staff or crew: the kitchen was a bit short-handed [as adverb]: the management worked short-handed Ice Hockey (of a goal) scored by a team playing with fewer players on the ice than their opponent. Ice Hockey (of a situation) occurring while or because a team has fewer than six players on the ice.		Nearby Words short weight short-acting short-arm short-arse short-change short-dated short-day short-eared owl short-fused short-handed short-lived short-pitched short-range short-run short-sheet short-sighted short-sleeved short-staffed short-stay