Meanings
adjectivetaken short (not comparable)
- not comparableSynonym of caught short (“needing to use the toilet where no facilities are available”).
Synonyms: caught short
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of caught short (“needing to use the toilet where no facilities are available”).
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taken short. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taken%20short
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“taken short.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taken%20short. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taken short,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taken%20short.
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