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   short circuit

   noun

   • 1. an electrical circuit in a device of lower resistance than that of a normal circuit, especially one resulting from the unintended contact of components and consequent accidental diversion of the current: "an office block had been set on fire by an electrical short circuit"

   verb

   • 1. (with reference to an electrical device) malfunction or fail, or cause to do this, as a result of a short circuit: "the birds caused the electricity supply to short-circuit"
   • ▪ shorten (a process or activity) by using a more direct (but often improper) method: "the planning process should not be short-circuited"

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