short-circuit vs go around

short-circuit and go around both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
short-circuit	No	No	Yes	No
go around	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, short-circuit and go around are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of short-circuit include bypass, get around.

short-circuit (verb)	go around (verb)
avoid something unpleasant or laborious	become widely known and passed on
create a short circuit in	avoid something unpleasant or laborious
hamper the progress of; impede	go around the flank of (an opposing army)
	turn on or around an axis or a center
	be sufficient