shunt

1. (verb) transfer to another track, of trains
Related Words: shift, transfer

2. (verb) provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
Related Words: deviate

3. (noun) tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
Related Words: implant

4. (noun) a low-resistance conductor connected in parallel with a device to divert a fraction of the current
Synonyms: electrical shunt
Related Words: conductor

5. (noun) a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another; "an arteriovenus shunt"
Related Words: passage, passageway



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