1. (used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
   "The boys wore shorts to stay cool in the summer heat";
   - short pants [N. Amer], trunks
    
2. Underpants worn by men
   "He put on a fresh pair of shorts before getting dressed";
   - drawers, underdrawers, boxers, boxer shorts

1. Accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
   "The faulty wiring caused a short circuit, tripping the breaker";
   - short circuit
    
2. Sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)
   "The investor engaged in short selling to profit from the expected market downturn";
   - short sale, short selling
    
3. The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
   "The short made a spectacular diving catch";
   - shortstop
    
4. The location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
   "The batter hit a ground ball to short"

1. Cheat someone by not returning them enough money
   "The dishonest cashier tried to short-change customers during busy periods";
   - short-change
    
2. Create a short circuit in
   "The faulty wiring short-circuited the appliance"; "Water shorted the electrical system";
   - short-circuit
    
3. (finance) sell borrowed shares in the hope that the price will fall before they have to be paid for
   "hedge funds are shorting British companies in expectation of a stock market crash"

Type of: bunco [N. Amer, informal], bunko [N. Amer, informal], chuddies [UK, dialect], con [informal], contact, create, dacks [Austral, NZ], daks [Austral, NZ], defraud, diddle [informal], fleece [informal], goldbrick [N. Amer, informal], grift [N. Amer, informal], hornswoggle [N. Amer, informal], make, mulct, pair of trousers, pants, parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, position, ream [N. Amer, informal], rook, scam [informal], short-change, swindle, tangency, tract, trading, trousers, underdacks [Austral], underdaks [Austral], underpants, undershorts [N. Amer]

Part of: baseball diamond, baseball team, circuit, diamond, electric circuit, electrical circuit, infield

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