shunt as a noun: - 1
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as a verb: - 1
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shunt
noun
1 shunt
A passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another.
Dutch: shunt
2 shunt
A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current.
synonyms: bypass, electrical shunt.
Polish: bocznik
3 shunt
Implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body.
verb
1 shunt
Transfer to another track, of trains.
Roget 287:
recede,
go,
move back,
move from,
retire;
withdraw,
shrink,
back off;
come away,
move away,
back away,
go away,
get away,
drift away;
depart
etc.
293;
retreat
etc.
283;
move off,
stand off,
sheer off;
fall back,
stand aside;
run away
etc.
(avoid)
623.
remove,
shunt,
distance.
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Roget 270:
transfer,
transmit,
transport,
transplace†,
transplant,
translocate;
convey,
carry,
bear,
fetch and carry;
carry over,
ferry over;
hand pass,
forward;
shift;
conduct,
convoy,
bring,
fetch,
reach;
tote [U.S.];
port,
import,
export.
send,
delegate,
consign,
relegate,
turn over to,
deliver;
ship,
embark;
waft;
shunt;
transpose
etc.
(interchange)
148;
displace
etc.
185;
throw
etc.
284;
drag
etc.
285;
mail,
post.
shovel,
ladle,
decant,
draft off,
transfuse,
infuse,
siphon.
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Roget 279:
alter one's course,
deviate,
depart from,
turn,
trend;
bend,
curve
etc.
245;
swerve,
heel,
bear off;
gybe†,
wear.
intervert†;
deflect;
divert,
divert from its course;
put on a new scent,
shift,
shunt,
draw aside,
crook,
warp.
stray,
straggle;
sidle;
diverge
etc.
291;
tralineate†;
digress,
wander;
wind,
twist,
meander;
veer,
tack;
divagate;
sidetrack;
turn aside,
turn a corner,
turn away from;
wheel,
steer clear of;
ramble,
rove,
drift;
go astray,
go adrift;
yaw,
dodge;
step aside,
ease off,
make way for,
shy.
fly off at a tangent;
glance off;
wheel about,
face about;
turn to the right about,
face to the right about;
waddle
etc.
(oscillate)
314;
go out of one's way
etc.
(perform a circuit)
629;
lose one's way.
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2 shunt
Provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt.
Moby thesaurus: advance, avert, bear off, bowl, bunt, butt, carry away, carry off, cart away, change, deflect, delocalize, dislodge, displace, divert, draw aside, drive, ease off, edge off, fly off, forward, gee, glance, glance off, go off, haw, head off, impel, jib, lay aside, make way for, manhandle, move, move aside, pedal, pole, propel, push, push aside, put aside, relocate, remove, roll, row, send, set aside, sheer off, shift, shove, shove aside, shuttle, shy, shy off, side, sidestep, sidetrack, sidle, steer clear of, step aside, sweep, sweep along, switch, take away, thrust, transfer, treadle, troll, trundle, turn aside, turn away, turn back, veer off ... show more.
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