cover shorts in English

Forms: covers shorts [present, singular, third-person], covering shorts [participle, present], covered shorts [participle, past], covered shorts [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cover shorts (third-person singular simple present covers shorts, present participle covering shorts, simple past and past participle covered shorts)

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        "To buy in such stocks as have been sold short, in order to meet one's engagements, etc."
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        "(finance) To buy in such stocks as have been sold short, in order to meet one's engagements, etc."
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        "business",
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    {
      "form": "covers shorts",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "covered shorts",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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"cover shorts" meaning in English

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