Meanings
verbshort out (third-person singular simple present shorts out, present participle shorting out, simple past and past participle shorted out)
present singular third person shorts out · participle present shorting out · participle past shorted out · past shorted out
- ambitransitiveTo short circuit.
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short out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20out
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“short out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20out.
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