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 Definition of 'shunt'

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Definitions of 'shunt'  

1. (noun) shunt
a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
"an arteriovenus shunt"

2. (noun) shuntelectrical shuntbypass
a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

3. (noun) shunt
implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body

4. (verb) shunt
transfer to another track, of trains

5. (verb) shunt
provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt


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