short-change vs short

short-change is not a noun while short is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
short-change	No	No	Yes	No
short	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

As verbs, short-change and short are synonyms defined as:

As verbs, short is a hyponym of short-change; that is, short is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than short-change:

Other hyponyms of short-change include short-change.

short-change (noun)	short (noun)
	the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
	the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
	accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

short-change (adjective)	short (adjective)
	(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
	(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
	primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
	low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
	of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
	not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
	tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
	marked by rude or peremptory shortness
	lacking foresight or scope
	of insufficient quantity to meet a need
	less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

short-change (verb)	short (verb)
cheat someone by not returning him enough money	create a short circuit in
deprive of by deceit	cheat someone by not returning him enough money

short-change (adverb)	short (adverb)
	in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
	at a disadvantage
	so as to interrupt
	at some point or distance before a goal is reached
	clean across
	without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
	quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation