Verb
short out (third-person singular simple present shorts out, present participle shorting out, simple past and past participle shorted out)
(transitive, intransitive) To short circuit.
Apparently some affected batteries can short out and overheat. Source: Internet
If you reversed the polarity, the diode wouldn’t be wired in the correct way anymore, and would instead short out the power supply anytime the motor was on. Source: Internet
The city quickly evacuated the Loop and financial district in fear that electrical wires could short out. Source: Internet
The pre-ionisation in some situations can literally short out part of the final EMP, by allowing a conduction current to immediately oppose the Compton current of electrons.) Louis W. Seiler, Jr. A Calculational Model for High Altitude EMP. Source: Internet
The unpowered CM got so cold that water began to condense on solid surfaces, causing concern that this might short out electrical systems when it was reactivated. Source: Internet