shorts

/ʃɔrts/

/ʃɔts/

Definitions of shorts

1. noun

   trousers that end at or above the knee
   synonyms: short pants, trunks

   types:

   Bermuda shorts, Jamaica shorts

   short pants that end at the knee

   hot pants

   skin-tight very short pants worn by young women as an outer garment

   lederhosen

   leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria

   type of:

   pant, trouser

   (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
2. noun

   underpants worn by men
   synonyms: boxers, boxershorts, drawers, underdrawers

   type of:

   underpants

   an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin