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covered shorts

covered shorts is the simple past and past participle of cover shorts.

Meaning of cover shorts

Verb

cover shorts (third-person singular simple present covers shorts, present participle covering shorts, simple past and past participle covered shorts)

  1. To buy in such stocks as have been sold short, in order to meet one's engagements, etc.

Questions about covered shorts

What is covered shorts the simple past and past participle of?
Covered shorts is the simple past and past participle of cover shorts.

Words near covered shorts in the dictionary

  1. covered one's back
  2. covered one's bases
  3. covered one's feet
  4. covered one's tracks
  5. covered oneself in glory
  6. covered shorts
  7. covered someone's ass
  8. covered the buckle
  9. covered the waterfront
  10. covered up
  11. covered wagon

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