(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If an electrical device ~s or if someone or something ~s it, a wrong connection or damaged wire causes electricity to travel along the wrong route and damage the device.
Carbon dust and oil build up in large motors and cause them to ~...
Once inside they ~ed the electronic security.
VERB: V, V n
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Short-circuit is also a noun.
The fire was started by an electrical ~.
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2.
If someone or something ~s a process or system, they avoid long or difficult parts of it and use a quicker, more direct method to achieve their aim.
The approach was intended to ~ normal complaints procedures.
VERB: V n