short-circuit

English Thesaurus

1. avoid something unpleasant or laborious (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	avoid,
definition	:	stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something (verb.communication)

2. create a short circuit in (verb.creation)

hypernym	:	create, make,
definition	:	make or cause to be or to become (verb.creation)

3. hamper the progress of; impede (verb.social)

hypernym	:	baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart,
definition	:	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of (verb.social)

4. avoid something unpleasant or laborious (verb.communication)

derivation	:	beltway, bypass, ring road, ringway,
definition	:	a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center (noun.artifact)

5. create a short circuit in (verb.creation)

derivation	:	short, short circuit,
definition	:	accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference (noun.artifact)

6. avoid something unpleasant or laborious (verb.communication)

derivation	:	beltway, bypass, ring road, ringway,
definition	:	a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center (noun.artifact)

7. create a short circuit in (verb.creation)

derivation	:	short, short circuit,
definition	:	accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference (noun.artifact)