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Definitions

short circuit

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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Nets have been placed over certain streets; in previous years metal kite strings have fallen on to electricity wires giving an electric shock to anyone holding them - and causing the wires to short circuit.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

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

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

Additionally, when lithium grows in one direction, it can reach the cathode on the opposite side, causing an internal short circuit.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2024

My mind flickered as if on short circuit, spitting never-ending images of anguish, anxiety, and sorrow at me.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.