Shorten vs Undefined - What's the difference?

shorten | undefined |

As a verb shorten

is to make shorter; to abbreviate.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

shorten

English

Verb

(en verb)

To make shorter; to abbreviate.

* 1877 , (Anna Sewell), (Black Beauty) Chapter 22[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Black_Beauty/22]

York came round to our heads and shortened the rein himself, one hole I think; every little makes a difference, be it for better or worse, and that day we had a steep hill to go up.

To become shorter.

To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).

* Dryden

Spoiled of his nose, and shortened of his ears.

To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.

To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen.

to shorten an allowance of food

* Dryden

Here, where the subject is so fruitful, I am shortened by my chain.

(nautical) To take in the slack of (a rope).

(nautical) To reduce (sail) by taking it in.

Synonyms

* See also .

Antonyms

* lengthen

Anagrams

* * English ergative verbs

undefined

English

Adjective

(wikipedia undefined) (-)

Lacking a definition or value.

(mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.

The result of division by zero is undefined .

Antonyms

* defined