short-circuit
verb /ˌʃɔːt ˈsɜːkɪt/
/ˌʃɔːrt ˈsɜːrkɪt/
(also informal short)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they short-circuit | /ˌʃɔːt ˈsɜːkɪt/ /ˌʃɔːrt ˈsɜːrkɪt/ |
| he / she / it short-circuits | /ˌʃɔːt ˈsɜːkɪts/ /ˌʃɔːrt ˈsɜːrkɪts/ |
| past simple short-circuited | /ˌʃɔːt ˈsɜːkɪtɪd/ /ˌʃɔːrt ˈsɜːrkɪtɪd/ |
| past participle short-circuited | /ˌʃɔːt ˈsɜːkɪtɪd/ /ˌʃɔːrt ˈsɜːrkɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form short-circuiting | /ˌʃɔːt ˈsɜːkɪtɪŋ/ /ˌʃɔːrt ˈsɜːrkɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] short-circuit (something) to have a short circuit; to make something have a short circuit
- The wires had short-circuited and burnt out.
- [transitive] short-circuit something to succeed in doing something more quickly than usual, without going through all the usual processes
- The process of becoming a politician can be short-circuited if you are already a well-known public figure.