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noun short·cut \ˈshȯrt-ËŒkÉ™t also -ˈkÉ™t\

: a shorter, quicker, or easier way to get to a place

: a quicker or easier way to do something

Full Definition of SHORTCUT

1

:  a route more direct than the one ordinarily taken

2

:  a method or means of doing something more directly and quickly than and often not so thoroughly as by ordinary procedure <a shortcut to success>

Examples of SHORTCUT

1. Wait, I know a shortcut. Turn left here.
2. We took a shortcut home.
3. Let's take the shortcut through the woods.
4. I used a shortcut to calculate the total weight.
5. There are no shortcuts to learning another language.
6. Mistakes were made because too many shortcuts were taken.

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First Known Use of SHORTCUT

1637

Rhymes with SHORTCUT

abut, all but, beechnut, blind gut, brush cut, buzz cut, catgut, chestnut, clean-cut, clear-cut, cobnut, cockshut, crew cut, crosscut, doughnut, foregut, groundnut, haircut, jump cut, kick butt, locknut, Meerut, midgut, offcut, peanut, pignut, pine nut, putt-putt, rebut, recut, rotgut, rough cut, sackbut, somewhat, tut-tut, uncut, walnut, wing nut, woodcut

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²shortcut

verb

shortcutshortcut·ting

Definition of SHORTCUT

transitive verb

:  to shorten (as a route or procedure) by use of a shortcut; also :  circumvent

intransitive verb

:  to take or use a shortcut

Examples of SHORTCUT

1. <are you sure there's no way to shortcut the entrance requirements?>

First Known Use of SHORTCUT

1915

Related to SHORTCUT

Synonyms

beat, bypass, dodge, get around, circumvent, sidestep, skirt

Antonyms

comply (with), follow, keep, obey, observe

Related Words

avoid, duck, elude, end-run, escape, eschew, evade, outflank, shake, shirk, shun; disobey, disregard, flout, ignore; avert, deflect, divert, obviate, parry, prevent, ward (off)

Near Antonyms

accede (to), acquiesce (to), assent (to); accept, court, embrace, pursue, seek, welcome; catch, contract, incur

SHORTCUT Defined for Kids

shortcut

noun short·cut \ˈshȯrt-ËŒkÉ™t\

Definition of SHORTCUT for Kids

:  a shorter, quicker, or easier way