shunt
/ʃʌnt/
verb
- To move or push something to a different position, especially to the side.
- The worker shunted the cart out of the way.
- The train was shunted onto a side track.
- She shunted the boxes into the corner to clear the hallway.
- To redirect or transfer something, such as a task, responsibility, or object, to someone or somewhere else.
- He tried to shunt the blame onto his coworker.
- The call was shunted to a different department.
- The manager shunted the difficult project to another team.
- In medicine, to divert blood or other fluid from one part of the body to another using a tube or device.
- A small tube was used to shunt excess fluid from the heart.
- The surgeon shunted the fluid to reduce pressure on the brain.
- Doctors shunted blood around the blocked artery.
noun
- A device or passage that redirects flow, such as a tube used in medicine to move fluid from one part of the body to another.
- The shunt helped reduce swelling in the leg.
- The patient had a shunt placed to drain fluid from his brain.
- Doctors monitored the shunt to ensure it was working properly.
- A railway track used to move trains or cars from one line to another.
- The shunt connected the main line to the storage area.
- Workers used the shunt to rearrange the cars in the yard.
- The train was moved onto a shunt to allow the express to pass.
- An electrical component that provides a low-resistance path for current, often used to measure or divert electricity.
- The technician installed a shunt to measure the current flow.
- The electrician used a shunt to bypass the faulty component.
- A shunt was added to protect the circuit from overload.