shortshort3 ●●● noun 
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shorts [plural] a)short pants that end at or above the knees: 
a pair of shorts b)loose underwear for men SYN boxer shorts2in short used when you want to say the most important point in a few words: In short, I don’t think we can do it.3for short as a shorter way of saying a name: It’s called the Message Handling System – MHS for short.4[countable] eng. lang. arts informal a short movie that is shown before the main movie in a theater5[countable] science, physics informal a short circuit
1 shorts [plural] a)short pants that end at or above the knees: a pair of shorts b)loose underwear for men SYN boxer shorts2in short used when you want to say the most important point in a few words: In short, I don’t think we can do it.3for short as a shorter way of saying a name: It’s called the Message Handling System – MHS for short.4[countable] eng. lang. arts informal a short movie that is shown before the main movie in a theater5[countable] science, physics informal a short circuit
