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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 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

“I guess there must of been a short circuit or something in the wiring,” Buddy Gabaldon mumbled lamely.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

short circuit

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