Short-circuit

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Short-circuit \Short"-cir`cuit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Short-circuited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Short-circuiting}.]
     (Elec.)
     To join, as the electrodes of a battery or dynamo or any two
     points of a circuit, by a conductor of low resistance.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  short-circuit
       v 1: hamper the progress of; impede; "short-circuit warm
            feelings"
       2: create a short-circuit in [syn: {short}]
       3: avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass
          these rules!" [syn: {bypass}, {go around}, {get around}]