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Meaning of "short-handed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHORT-HANDED

short-handed


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHORT-HANDED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Short-Handed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SHORT-HANDED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Short-handed

Short-handed is a term used in ice hockey and several related sports, including water polo, and refers to having fewer skaters on the ice during play, as a result of a penalty. The player removed from play serves the penalty in the penalty box for a set amount of time proportional to the severity of the infraction. If a goaltender commits a minor infraction, another player who was on the ice at the time of the penalty serves, often but not necessarily the team captain. The penalized team is said to be on the penalty kill, abbreviated as "PK" for recording purposes, while their players are in the penalty box. The opposing team is usually referred to as having an "advantage" until the penalized player returns to play. This situation is often called a power play for the opposing team, due to the increased likelihood of scoring during this time. Not only does the power play team have the main advantage, the penalized team is frequently trapped in their zone and often cannot make line changes, resulting in their players being on the ice for longer-than-normal shifts.

Definition of short-handed in the English dictionary

The definition of short-handed in the dictionary is lacking the usual or necessary number of assistants, workers, etc. Other definition of short-handed is with less than the full complement of players.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHORT-HANDED

short-arse · short-change · short-changer · short-circuit · short-cut · short-cutting · short-dated · short-day · short-eared owl · short-haired · short-handedness · short-haul · short-life · short-lived · short-order · short-range · short-sighted · short-sightedly · short-sightedness · short-sleeved

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHORT-HANDED

backhanded · barehanded · branded · empty-handed · expanded · extended · four-handed · heavy-handed · high-handed · landed · left-handed · one-handed · open-handed · red-handed · right-handed · single-handed · stranded · two-handed · unbranded · underhanded · unexpanded

Synonyms and antonyms of short-handed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «short-handed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHORT-HANDED

Find out the translation of short-handed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of short-handed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «short-handed» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

人手不足
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

en inferioridad numérica
570 millions of speakers
en

English

short-handed
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

कम हाथ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

باختصار الوفاض
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

на коротких столах
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

short-handed
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ছোট হাতের
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

à court de personnel
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pendek tangan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

short-handed
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ショートハンド
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

짧은 손
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Cekak tangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngắn tay
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

குறுகிய கை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

शॉर्ट-हेड
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

yardımcısı az
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

a corto di personale
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

short-handed
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

на коротких столах
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

short-handed
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

short-handed
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kort -handed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

boxplay
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

short-handed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of short-handed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORT-HANDED»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHORT-HANDED»

Discover the use of short-handed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to short-handed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Limit Hold'em: Winning Short-Handed Strategies: Techniques ...
This book teaches you how to be an expert in winning limit hold'em short-handed play through strategies and examples.
Terry Borer, Lawrence Mak, 2007
2
Secrets of Short-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha: How to Beat Plo ...
The authors join forces to produce the definitive guide, short-handed Pot-Limit Omaha. Do you know Pot-Limit Omaha is one of the fastest growing forms of poker?
Rolf Slotboom, Rob Hollink, 2009
3
Winning in Tough Hold 'em Games: Short-Handed and ...
This is especially true short-handed, which have become increasingly popular in the online poker rooms.
Nick Grudzien, Geoff Herzog, 2007
4
Short-handed Sailing
This colour guide gives practical advice on manoeuvring, cruising, passage-making and getting some sleep! This is a book no thinking sailor should be without. There is much more to short-handed sailing than a lack of crew.
Alastair Buchan, 2006
5
Secrets of Short-Handed No Limit Hold'Em: Winning Strategies ...
Secrets of Short-handed No Limit Hold'em: * Features clear and insightful explanations of the thought processes of a successful high stakes player * Teaches how to read hands – the key skill for successful short-handed play * Features ...
Danny Ashman, 2009
6
Short-Handed
Bill Schultz. my right arm. He felt that, if I hit left-handed, my strong right arm, now the lead arm, would produce more power. Swinging left-handed, however, required me to release my left hand from the club on my follow-through, because that ...
Bill Schultz, 2014
7
Internet Texas Hold'em: Winning Strategies for Full-ring and ...
This complete manual will show readers how to consistently beat today's Limit Hold'em game, whether they play on the internet or in live games.
Matthew Hilger, 2009
8
Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha Volume III: The Short-Handed Workbook
III: The Short-Handed Workbook includes: - Diagnostic Test: Gauge your comprehension level of PLO skills and concepts - Leakfinder: Expose holes in both yours and your opponents' games - Pre-Flop Playing Maps: Map out your pre-flop playing ...
Jeff Hwang, 2010
9
Inside the Poker Mind: Essays on Hold 'em and General Poker ...
experience, when games get short-handed, one or two bad or mediocre players frequently stay to play, and that's all you need. If you are lucky you will be left with only a couple of bad players. Sometimes, however, another good player will ...
John Feeney, David Sklansky, 2000
10
Winning Texas Hold'em: Cash Game Poker Strategies for ...
TWENTY-TWO Short-Handed Play There are few things that are so unpardonably neglected in our country as poker. The upper class knows very little about it. Now and then you find ambassadors who have sort of a general knowledge of the ...
Matt Maroon, 2005

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHORT-HANDED»

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Council short-handed as Bernero mulls BWL audit veto
LANSING – The Lansing City Council is expected to have only six of eight members present for its Monday meeting, just enough to attempt overriding any vetoes ... «Lansing State Journal, May 15»
2
Video: Colborne schools Andersen on short-handed breakaway
Joe Colborne's first career Stanley Cup playoff goal was a beauty, but unfortunately for him, the Calgary Flames failed to generate any real momentum from it. «NBCSports.com, May 15»
3
In the Habs' Room: Pacioretty would prefer power-play goals to short
The struggling Montreal power play went 0-for-4 Saturday night, but Pacioretty's second short-handed goal in as many games proved to be the winner as the ... «Montreal Gazette, Mar 15»
4
Canisius drills short-handed Siena basketball team
Buffalo. The hoop at which Siena was shooting during warmups Friday night was jarred loose by a Willem Brandwijk dunk and came crashing to the floor, ... «Albany Times Union, Jan 15»
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VIDEO: Brian Boyle scores with short-handed snipe to give Rangers …
Brian Boyle is a fourth-liner and a penalty killer for the Rangers but don't take that to mean he doesn't have some skill in his game. In the final minute of the ... «CBSSports.com, Jun 14»
6
UMass hockey scores two shorthanded goals, but time runs out on …
The University of Massachusetts scored two short-handed goals in a game for the first time since 2002; Northeastern lost three players to injuries, and were ... «MassLive.com, Feb 14»
7
Bulldogs score short-handed goals in 3-2 victory over IceCaps
Aggressive penalty killing paid big dividends for the Hamilton Bulldogs. The Bulldogs scored two short-handed goals, including Patrick Holland's third period ... «CBC.ca, Oct 13»
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