present participle of short

Short for short short story. / A very short film, typically of a length less than three minutes.

Trousers that are very short, covering the pelvis but exposing most of the legs; hot pants. / plural of short short (“a short short story”)

plural of shortness

Except; but; without resorting to; up to the point of. / Insufficiently equipped with. / Less than.

As an abbreviated form.

As a summary; as a shortened version of what has been told or what would have been told.

plural of short

pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees. / (dated) underpants. / (uncountable) Remnants, clippings, trimmings of production processes.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of short