an electrical circuit in a device of lower resistance than that of a normal circuit, especially ... an office block had been set on fire by an electrical short circuit
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(with reference to an electrical device) malfunction or fail, or cause to do this, as a result ... the birds caused the electricity supply to short-circuit water had leaked into the washing machine's motor, short-circuiting it
in a device, an electrical circuit of lower resistance than that of a normal circuit, typically ... an office block had been set on fire by an electrical short circuit
v.
(with reference to an electrical device) malfunction or fail, or cause to do this, as a result ... the birds caused the electricity supply to short-circuit water had leaked into the washing machine's motor, short-circuiting it