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shunt

Syllabification: (shunt)
Pronunciation: /SHənt/
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Definition of shunt

verb

  • 1 [with object] push or pull (a train or part of a train) from the main line to a siding or from one track to another:their train had been shunted into a siding
  • (usually be shunted) push or shove (someone or something):chairs were being shunted back and forth
  • direct or divert (someone or something) to a less important place or position:amateurs were gradually being shunted to filing jobs
  • 2 [with object] provide (an electrical current) with a conductor joining two points of a circuit, through which more or less of the current may be diverted.

noun

  • 1an act of pushing or shoving something.
  • 2an electrical conductor joining two points of a circuit, through which more or less of a current may be diverted.
  • Surgery an alternative path for the passage of the blood or other body fluid: [as modifier]:shunt surgery

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'move suddenly aside'): perhaps from shun

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