1. short pants that end above or at the knee
Usage: plural form
2. men’s underwear with short legs
Usage: plural form
3. short films shown before a main feature
Usage: plural form; film industry

Examples

• He wore khaki shorts and a polo shirt to the picnic.
• The basketball players changed into their team shorts.
• She packed several pairs of shorts for the beach vacation.
• The movie theater showed animated shorts before the main film.
• His shorts were wrinkled from being in the suitcase.
• The gym requires proper athletic shorts for all activities.
• They watched classic comedy shorts from the 1940s.