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1. (v.t.) short-circuit
to make (a switch, etc.) inoperable by establishing a short circuit in.
2. short-circuit
to carry (a current) as a short circuit.
3. short-circuit
to bypass, impede, or frustrate.
4. (v.i.) short-circuit
to form or become disabled by a short circuit.
Etymology: (1870–75)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) short circuit, short
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
2. (verb) short-circuit
hamper the progress of; impede
"short-circuit warm feelings"
3. (verb) short-circuit, short
create a short circuit in
4. (verb) bypass, short-circuit, go around, get around
avoid something unpleasant or laborious
"You cannot bypass these rules!"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) short-circuit
to join, as the electrodes of a battery or dynamo or any two points of a circuit, by a conductor of low resistance
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