Dictionary

A short circuit.

A short film.

A short version of a garment in a particular size.

Example: 38 short suits fit me right off the rack.

A shortstop.

Example: Jones smashes a grounder between third and short.

To cause a short circuit in (something).

Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit.

To shortchange.

To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.

Example: This is the third time I’ve caught them shorting us.

Trousers worn primarily in warm weather that do not go lower than the knees.

Example: Jessica hated covering her legs, so she usually wore shorts.

Underwear bottoms.

Example: After a scare like that, I need to change my shorts.

Remnants, clippings, trimmings of production processes.

The part of milled grain sifted out which is next finer than the bran; pollard.