Not changing the oil regularly will 'shorten' the life of the engine. [=will cause the engine to fail sooner]
The days have begun to 'shorten'. [=last for a smaller amount of time]
I heard a 'shortened' version of the song on the radio.
(..) No, just let me heat up a towel. Here is . Keep the change. It is just in case you hit my jugular. Yes sir, It gonna take about one hour. We gonna shorten these sleeves little bit. Gonna fix at the shoulder. I never had a suited suit before. Yes sir, look very good. Yes, sir. Look very good. (..)2008 Gran Torino