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Shunt
01
a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
02
a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
03
implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
to shunt
01
to move a train or part of a train from one track to another
Examples
The engineer had to shunt the freight cars to a different track.
02
to move or transfer something, often with a sudden or forceful motion
Examples
The workers shunt the crates onto the conveyor belt for loading onto the truck.
