short-circuit
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
hamper the progress of; impede
short-circuit warm feelings
Types & categories
- thwart hypernym
Sense 2 verb
create a short circuit in
Types & categories
- create hypernym
Related & opposite
- short circuit derivation
Sense 3 verb
avoid something unpleasant or laborious
You cannot bypass these rules!
Types & categories
- avoid hypernym
Related & opposite
- beltway derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | thwart |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | short circuit |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | create |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | beltway |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | avoid |