/ Dictionary / Index S short covering: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: short' cov"ering Pronunciation: [key] — Finance. Finance. purchases that close out short sales on stocks or commodities. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. short con short-cut Related Content Daily Word Quiz: resilient Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language