Verb (used with object) : Bad weather short-circuited my vacation plans. From Dictionary.com.
In operation these slip rings are short-circuited. From Wordnik.com. [5. Asynchronous motors] Reference
Their DNA has short-circuited and has undone them. From Wordnik.com. [The ‘bovver birds’ are back] Reference
When it rains, the switch will be short-circuited. From Wordnik.com. [Simple Sabotage Field Manual] Reference
The wires were short-circuited and I didn't know it!. From Wordnik.com. [Frank and Andy Afloat The Cave on the Island] Reference
Katie felt as if her entire body had short-circuited. From Wordnik.com. [One-ClickBuy:SeptemberHarlequinBlaze]
Where Za = 0 the transformer has been short-circuited. From Wordnik.com. [8. Transformer] Reference
That has been completely short-circuited in this process. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 2, 2007] Reference
But the High Court's decision short-circuited the process. From Wordnik.com. [The 'Accidental President'] Reference
The separately excited generator cannot be short-circuited. From Wordnik.com. [6. Direct current machines] Reference
It seems that Jim Haynes short-circuited the approval process. From Wordnik.com. [The Green Light] Reference
Our connection was dead, short-circuited by our separate crises. From Wordnik.com. [While Other People Sleep]
PHILLIPS: Well, a nefarious scheme short-circuited by London police. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 29, 2007] Reference
They work to the principle of a secondary short-circuited transformer. From Wordnik.com. [8. Protective, control and supervisory systems as important additional equipment for power installations] Reference
But short-circuited by still another threat-this time from deep within. From Wordnik.com. [And If The Comet Misses] Reference
Current transformers: principle of a secondary short-circuited transformer. From Wordnik.com. [8. Protective, control and supervisory systems as important additional equipment for power installations] Reference
PHILLIPS: And more on that scheme that was short-circuited by London police. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 29, 2007] Reference
Their child, Timmy, was an imbecile whose short-circuited mind lay open to me. From Wordnik.com. [The Short Life] Reference
Their conversation is a chaos of unfinished, short-circuited, clashing sentences. From Wordnik.com. [A Tough Lesson In Sexual Harassment] Reference
But the process, the legal process, is short-circuited by a pardon or a commutation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 3, 2007] Reference
Newsom professes not to care if he has short-circuited his chances for higher office. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Letter: Mr. Newsom Goes To Washington] Reference
What it likely means is that the air is short-circuited because of damaged ventilation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 3, 2006] Reference
They shouldn't be short-circuited because the governor has a personal problem with him. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
Naturally, I think the dog has urinated on some wires and short-circuited the cable in my den. From Wordnik.com. [unclebob Diary Entry] Reference
Rising water short-circuited her last remaining dynamo and deprived the ship of all electric power. From Wordnik.com. [Castles of Steel]
He short-circuited the Constitution's democratic process for the resolution of moral disagreements. From Wordnik.com. [Gay Marriage: Leave It to the Voters] Reference
Following the adjustment spell R1 is short-circuited by the closer of the time relay (in Figure 65). From Wordnik.com. [5. Asynchronous motors] Reference
She assumed that the nerves in her hands and legs had short-circuited — she couldn't move her limbs. From Wordnik.com. [Mistress of Justice]
Or would you rather see it short-circuited with the proposals that have been made over the last few days?. From Wordnik.com. [Press Beifing By Mike Mccurry] Reference
I feel like the review and evaluation process may have been a wee bit short-circuited in this case. reply. From Wordnik.com. [Peace! Obama v. The CrunchPad] Reference
What a shame the Tories couldn't have elected a better leader who could have short-circuited this process. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
The basic tenet of structured finance -- what you see is what you get -- seems to have been short-circuited. From Wordnik.com. [Bloomberg Takes a First Step at Piercing the Veil of Secrecy Surrounding CDOs] Reference
Advances in management and organization can, however, be short-circuited by bad policies, whether active or passive. From Wordnik.com. [Explaining differences in economic growth and development] Reference
The innovations that Elizabeth wants for breast cancer and I want for breast cancer in America will be short-circuited. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 22, 2009] Reference
It's all a matter of, you know, if it doesn't get short-circuited and the longer it goes on, it looks much better for Gore. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 19, 2000] Reference
Induction currents are yielded in the rotor winding which is either short-circuited or connected by means of rotor resistors. From Wordnik.com. [5. Asynchronous motors] Reference
But they are encouraged that all of these alleged plots were short-circuited by law enforcement before they could be carried out. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 26, 2009] Reference
At first I'd felt a connection to him that transcended time and distance; now more often than not that connection short-circuited. From Wordnik.com. [Till the Butchers Cut Him Down]
That was -- basically, though, it short-circuited Joe Biden's political career, at least back then, as he was seeking the presidency. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 18, 2008] Reference
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