shunt
verb
shunted;
shunting;
shunts
Definition of shunt
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to turn off to one side : shift
was shunted aside
b
: 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
1
: to move to the side
2
: to travel back and forth
shunted between the two towns
shunt
nounDefinition of shunt (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: a means or mechanism for turning or thrusting aside: such as
a
chiefly British
: a railroad switch
b
: 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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