short-circuit

short-circuit
short-circuits, short-circuiting, short-circuited
1) V-ERG If an electrical device short-circuits, a wrong connection or damaged wire causes electricity to travel along the wrong route and damage the device.

Carbon dust and oil build up in large motors and cause them to short-circuit...

[V n] Once inside they short-circuited the electronic security.

N-COUNT
Short-circuit is also a noun.

Ensure that any electrical gadgets are fitted expertly to eliminate the risk of a short-circuit.

2) VERB If someone or something short-circuits a process or system, they avoid long or difficult parts of it and use a quicker, more direct method to achieve their aim.

[V n] Mr Abrahams said the approach was intended to short-circuit normal complaints procedures.


English dictionary. 2008.

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