short circuit

[shawrt-sur-kit] / ˌʃɔrtˈsɜr kɪt /

NOUN

leak

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crack exposure flow leakage

STRONG

aperture chink crevice drip escape fissure hole leaking loss outgoing percolation puncture

WEAK

decrease destruction detriment pit

VERB

dodge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ditch duck elude escape evade fend off shuffle sidestep skirt

STRONG

dark deceive equivocate fence fudge hedge juke lurch malinger parry pussyfoot shake shift shirk short-circuit slide swerve tergiversate trick weasel

WEAK

circumlocute get around get out of give the slip move to the side put the move on shake off skip out on tergiverse turn aside

Antonyms

STRONGEST

face meet take on

STRONG

release

WEAK

confront encounter stand up to

Example Sentences

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Later, we’d learn that there had been a short circuit somewhere among the hundreds of miles of wiring within the craft.

From Literature

Local broadcaster NDTV, citing unnamed police officials, said that a short circuit may have sparked the fire.

From Barron's

The fire may have been caused by a short circuit, he said.

From Barron's

“Now they want to short circuit the whole process,” McGoldrick added.

From Los Angeles Times

I could still hear the words, feel the numbness settle in, like a short circuit in my brain.

From Los Angeles Times