short-circuit

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short-circuit

verb short-circuits · short-circuiting · short-circuited

alternative Alternative spelling of short circuit In my hand was a sharp knife—contemptible, you were satisfied, as a weapon; beneath my nose the 'flex' of the electric lamp. It was only necessary for me to draw the one across the other and the system was short-circuited.

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@misc{short_circuit_2026,
  title = {short-circuit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/short-circuit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}