shunt

/ʃʌnt/ · noun

Meaning

An act of moving (suddenly), as due to a push or shove.
A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit.
The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun.
An abnormal passage between body channels.
A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.
A switch on a railway used to move a train from one track to another.
To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to.
To divert to a less important place, position, or state.
To provide with a shunt.
To move data in memory to a physical disk.
To divert electric current by providing an alternative path.
To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.

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