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The correct spelling is shorts.
How to pronounce shorts
noun
IPA: /ʃɔː(ɹ)ts/
Say it like: Sho-rts
The correct spelling is shorts. A short circuit. For example: "38 short suits fit me right off the rack."
Usage Examples
“38 short suits fit me right off the rack.”
“Jones smashes a grounder between third and short.”
“The market decline was terrible, but the shorts were buying champagne.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A short circuit.
- 2.A short film.
- 3.A short version of a garment in a particular size.
- 4.A shortstop.
- 5.A short seller.
verb
- 1.To cause a short circuit in (something).
- 2.Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit.
- 3.To shortchange.
- 4.To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.
- 5.To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.
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