short vs short-change

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

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

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

As verbs, short-change is a hypernym of short; that is, short-change is a word with a broader meaning than short:

Other hypernyms of short include bunco, con, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, victimize.

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

short (adverb)	short-change (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