(also informal short) verb
1 to have a short circuit; to make sth have a short circuit:
[V] The wires had short-circuited and burnt out. [also VN]
2 [VN] to succeed in doing sth more quickly than usual, without going through all the normal processes, which would take longer:
The process of becoming a politician can be short-circuited if you are already a well-known public figure.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Does short-circuit appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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