skrót

Deverbal from skrócić.^[1] First attested in 1836.^[2]

• IPA^(key): /ˈskrut/

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• Rhymes: -ut
• Syllabification: skrót

skrót m inan (related adjective skrótowy)

1. abbreviation; shortening (act of removing fragments of text, broadcasts or reports, etc. in order to make them shorter or remove certain information from them)

   Synonyms: skracanie, skrócenie

2. abbreviation; brief (result of this act)
3. (linguistics) abbreviation (group of letters or sounds used instead of a whole word or phrase)

   Synonym: abrewiacja

4. shortcut (side or lesser-known path shorter than the main or commonly used one)
5. (computing) shortcut (icon, program or key combination that makes it easier to perform a certain action (e.g., launch a program) while working with a computer)
6. foreshortening (apparent reduction in the dimensions of an object when viewed from an angle)

   skrót perspektywiczny ― perspective foreshortening

7. (tennis, volleyball) drop shot, dink (act of hitting the ball so that it lands on the opponent's side as close to the net as possible)
8. (obsolete, electrical engineering) short circuit

   Synonyms: spięcie, zwarcie

• skrót in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• skrót in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1915), “skrót”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 6, Warsaw, page 181