Definitions
1.verbTo render (spoken or written words) into shorthand.
2.verb(by extension) To use a brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.
3.verbTo write in shorthand.
4.adjectiveLacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations."The tiny restaurant usually got by with three workers on that shift, but found itself shorthanded when the tour bus pulled in."
5.adjectiveHaving less than a quorum.
6.adjective(team sports) Having, or occurring during an interval with, fewer than a full complement of players, often as the result of a penalty.
7.adjective(of a table) Having fewer than the standard number of players.
8.adverbIn a shorthanded manner.