shorts
noun
[ ʃɔːts ]
• short trousers that reach only to the knees or thighs.
• "cycling shorts"
short
noun
• a drink of spirits served in a small measure.
• a short film as opposed to a feature film.
• a short sound such as a short signal in Morse code or a short vowel or syllable.
• "her call was two longs and a short"
• a short circuit.
• a person who sells short.
• a mixture of bran and coarse flour.
short
verb
• short-circuit or cause to short-circuit.
• "the electrical circuit had shorted out"
• sell (stocks or other securities or commodities) in advance of acquiring them, with the aim of making a profit when the price falls.
• "the rule prevents sellers from shorting a stock unless the last trade resulted in a price increase"
Origin:
Old English sceort, of Germanic origin; related to shirt and skirt.
