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Definition of Short-circuit

1. Verb. Hamper the progress of; impede. "Short-circuit warm feelings"

2. Verb. Create a short circuit in.

3. Verb. Avoid something unpleasant or laborious. "You cannot bypass these rules!"

Definition of Short-circuit

1. Verb. (alternative spelling of short circuit) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Short-circuit

1. A circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low resistance because shorter or of relatively great conductivity. To join, as the electrodes of a battery or dynamo or any two points of a circuit, by a conductor of low resistance. Origin: Short-circuited; Short-circuiting. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Short-circuit

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