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SHORT-CIRCUIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does short-circuit mean?
• SHORT-CIRCUIT (verb)
The verb SHORT-CIRCUIT has 3 senses:
1. hamper the progress of; impede
3. avoid something unpleasant or laborious
Familiarity information: SHORT-CIRCUIT used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Conjugation: |
Past simple: short-circuited
Past participle: short-circuited
-ing form: short-circuiting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hamper the progress of; impede
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
short-circuit warm feelings
Hypernyms (to "short-circuit" is one way to...):
baffle; bilk; cross; foil; frustrate; queer; scotch; spoil; thwart (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Create a short circuit in
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
short; short-circuit
Hypernyms (to "short-circuit" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 3
Meaning:
Avoid something unpleasant or laborious
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
bypass; get around; go around; short-circuit
Context example:
You cannot bypass these rules!
Hypernyms (to "short-circuit" is one way to...):
avoid (stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Context examples
Most negative electrodes in current lithium-ion batteries are made of graphite, which has a high energy density, but when charged at high rates, tends to form spindly lithium metal fibres known as dendrites, which can create a short-circuit and cause the batteries to catch fire and possibly explode.
(New class of materials could be used to make batteries that charge faster, University of Cambridge)
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