(electrical engineering) A usually unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit such that excessive and often damaging current flows in it.

(transitive) To cause a short circuit in. / (transitive, by extension) To force termination of an ongoing process before its natural conclusion, by bypassing one or more intermediary steps.

Concentration on obtaining immediate profit at the expense of long-term security.

(Australia, New Zealand) A small cup or glass of espresso coffee.

(metallurgy) Of metal: brittle at high temperatures.

(cricket) A fielding position on the leg side, square of, and close to the batsman. / (cricket) A fielder in this position.

(metallurgy) Of metal: brittle at low temperatures.

of or pertaining to the near or immediate future. / of or pertaining to a short duration of time

(phonetics) A word with the same meaning as another formed by removing one or more of the syllables of the longer word, and considered a word in its own right rather than an abbreviation.

(slang) pubic hair