/ Dictionary / Index S short-run: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: short-run Pronunciation: (shôrt'run"), [key] — adj. happening or presented for a short period of time: a short-run motion picture. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: short-run (Thesaurus) short rate short sale Related Content Daily Word Quiz: paradox Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language