short-circuit warm feelings. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : Bad weather short-circuited my vacation plans. From Dictionary.com.
Because of a short-circuit which started the fire. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 24, 2006] Reference
SHINER: I can short-circuit us and help this judge. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 9, 2001] Reference
ANTHONY: I ` m not trying to short-circuit anything!. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 31, 2009] Reference
You're saying that they believe it's a short-circuit?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 24, 2006] Reference
Iran's letter to the IAEA is an effort to short-circuit them. From Wordnik.com. [Artless Dodger] Reference
But it would at least short-circuit anything Kosta might say. From Wordnik.com. [Angelmass]
Yet he had been able to short-circuit some of the procedures. From Wordnik.com. [First Clash]
Those can short-circuit and cause a fire or even an explosion. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 10, 2008] Reference
FOREMAN: Barack Obama trying to short-circuit McCain's message. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 29, 2008] Reference
But some airport authorities suspect a short-circuit played a role. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 24, 2006] Reference
A short-circuit in the entertainment system causing an on-board fire. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 27, 2008] Reference
It happened in the Barents Sea, caused by a short-circuit, we're told. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 7, 2006] Reference
A Boston Fire spokesman says a short-circuit is what sparked that fire. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 13, 2007] Reference
You may also "short-circuit" the cell by joining the two wires together. From Wordnik.com. [How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus Containing Complete Directions for Making All Kinds of Simple Apparatus for the Study of Elementary Electricity] Reference
But why not short-circuit the process and tell us who's going to win. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 18, 2004] Reference
Chernoff can short-circuit the judge and order the construction go ahead. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 15, 2007] Reference
Officials say the fire was probably sparked by an electrical short-circuit. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 14, 2005] Reference
What we've got on the list, on the top of the list, is the short-circuit. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 24, 2006] Reference
Are you saying a short-circuit looks like it might be the cause of this fire?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 24, 2006] Reference
The phone calls and handwritten notes tend to short-circuit normal bureaucracy. From Wordnik.com. [Should Bush Dial In?] Reference
The White House doesn't want to short-circuit military goals for diplomatic goals. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 2, 2001] Reference
When this sort of short-circuit occurs, it is interpreted immediately as: "UNSAFE.". From Wordnik.com. [Judith Acosta, LISW, CHT: Early Childhood Attachment: Building a 'Safe Haven' for Your Child] Reference
And I have a job to do here, and I understand that you want to short-circuit the process. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 31, 2009] Reference
They are not intended to short-circuit the debate taking place within the administration. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 31, 2002] Reference
It's a tough job, made even tougher when miners try to short-circuit the inspection process. From Wordnik.com. [Ex-Miners Say Massey Skirted Inspection Rules] Reference
Q Will he call for any kind of budget summit or budget meetings to try to short-circuit the. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry] Reference
If the batteries overheat or short-circuit, in rare cases the solvent can react and catch fire. From Wordnik.com. [Everyday lithium batteries at center of debate about cargo handling] Reference
This would short-circuit U.S. plans for a regional settlement and collective security structure. From Wordnik.com. ['His Head On A Plate'] Reference
Take a daily inventory, and learn how to short-circuit fear and selfishness before they warp your better judgment. From Wordnik.com. [Business Secrets Of The Trappists, Part 4] Reference
If we are unable to manage the complexities of this new interdependence, the whole system of globalization will short-circuit. From Wordnik.com. [Nathan Gardels: Papandreou: "There Is a Real Danger in Global Austerity"] Reference
But the Clinton-Obama battle is opening a widening divide over race, class and gender that threatens to short-circuit the opportunity. From Wordnik.com. [Costly Crossfire] Reference
He resorted more and more to the volley, as he sought to short-circuit the route to the base line, where he still looked uncomfortable. From Wordnik.com. [Novak Djokovic stuns Roger Federer in US Open semi-final] Reference
But he is also a mediagenic operator who knows how to manipulate and short-circuit the cumbersome, rulebound machinery of modern diplomacy. From Wordnik.com. [The Arms Dealer] Reference
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