shunt

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verb \ˈshənt\

Definition of shunt

transitive verb
1a : to turn off to one side : shift was shunted asideb : to switch (a railroad car, a train, etc.) from one track to another
2 : to provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
3 : to divert (blood) from one part to another by a surgical shunt
4 : shuttle shunted the missiles from shelter to shelter
intransitive verb
1 : to move to the side
2 : to travel back and forth shunted between the two towns

noun

Middle English, to move suddenly, turn away, evade, perhaps from past participle of shonen

First Known Use: 13th century

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1 : a means or mechanism for turning or thrusting aside: such asa chiefly British : a railroad switchb : a conductor joining two points in an electrical circuit so as to form a parallel or alternative path through which a portion of the current may pass (as for regulating the amount passing in the main circuit)c : a surgical passage created to divert a bodily fluid (such as blood) from one vessel or part to another; also : a device (such as a narrow tube) used to establish a similar passage
2 chiefly British : an accident (such as a collision between two cars) especially in auto racing

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verb

: to move (someone or something) to a different and usually less important or noticeable place or position
: to move (a train or railway car) from one track to another

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verb \ˈshənt\

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1 : to turn or move off to one side or out of the way Cattle were shunted into a corral.
2 : to switch (as a train) from one track to another

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transitive verb \ˈshənt\

: to divert by or as if by a shunt; especially : to divert (blood) from one part to another by a surgical shunt

noun

1: a passage by which a bodily fluid (as blood) is diverted from one channel, circulatory path, or part to another; especially : such a passage established by surgery or occurring as an abnormality an arteriovenous shunt
2a: a surgical procedure for the establishment of an artificial shunt—see portacaval shuntb: a device (as a narrow tube) used to establish an artificial shunt plastic shunts have been used to bypass temporarily sections of major arteries—Johnson McGuire & Arnold Iglauer