0 a bad electrical connection that causes the current to flow in the wrong direction, often having the effect of stopping the power supply --
1 to have or cause a bad electrical connection that makes the current flow in the wrong direction, which often has the effect of stopping the power supply: --
2 to do something more quickly than usual, by avoiding some of the parts of the process: --
We may be able to short-circuit this litigation before it drags on forever.
The agency short-circuited the normal construction process by conducting environmental studies at the same time that preliminary studies were done.
3 an electrical connection that not working correctly and allows too much current to flow into a circuit (= a closed system of wires), causing a dangerous condition --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Можем да го завършим стъпка по стъпка, колкото и дълъг да е пътят и не може да бъде завършен, колкото и кратък да е пътят, ако дори не маркирате отпечатъка си.