1. Create a short circuit in
   "The faulty wiring short-circuited the appliance";
   - short
    
2. Hamper the progress of; impede
   "short-circuit warm feelings"
    
3. Avoid something unpleasant or laborious
   "You cannot short-circuit these rules!";
   - bypass, go around, get around, go round, get round

1. Accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
   "The faulty wiring caused a short circuit, tripping the breaker";
   - short

Derived forms: short-circuited, short-circuiting, short circuits, short-circuits

Type of: avoid, baffle, bilk [informal], contact, create, cross, foil, frustrate, make, queer [informal], scotch, scupper [informal], spoil, tangency, thwart

Part of: circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit

Encyclopedia: Short-circuit