I. ˈshȯrt-ˌkət also -ˈkət noun
Date: 1637
1. : a route more direct than the one ordinarily taken
2. : a method or means of doing something more directly and quickly than and often not so thoroughly as by ordinary procedure
a shortcut to success
II. verb
( -cut ; -cut·ting )
Date: 1915
transitive verb
: to shorten (as a route or procedure) by use of a shortcut ; also : circumvent
intransitive verb
: to take or use a shortcut