shunt
🇺🇸
/ʃʌnt/
🇬🇧
/ʃʌnt/
verb
R
to move a train from one track to another
The old train was shunted onto a side track to make way for the express train.
R
to move someone or something to another place, usually less important
After the reorganization, Lisa was shunted to a different department.
noun
R
a car crash where one car hits the back of another
The icy roads caused a shunt where a truck hit the back of my car.
R
a small tube used in surgery to help fluid move from one part of the body to another
The doctor decided to place a shunt in the patient's body to improve blood flow.
translation
to move a train from one track to another; to move someone or something to another place, usually less important
a car crash where one car hits the back of another; a small tube used in surgery to help fluid move from one part of the body to another
Word Forms
3rd Present
shunts
Progressive
shunting
Past
shunted
Perfect
shunted
Plural
shunts