plural of short-coat

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of short-coat

(finance) A financial instrument bought with the expectation that it will decrease in value.

plural of short position

Misspelling of short shrift.

Wearing board shorts.

(idiomatic, colloquial) to exercise total control over someone.

(transitive, idiomatic) To do (a task) quicker or easier. / (transitive, idiomatic) To deal with or overcome (someone or something) quickly and without difficulty.

To select the shortest straw or other object while drawing straws. / (idiomatic) To be selected to do an undesirable task (by drawing the shortest straw or otherwise).

the system for transmitting text messages on mobile phones