1. A passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
   "an arteriovenus shunt"
    
2. A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
   "An electrical shunt was used to protect the sensitive measuring equipment";
   - electrical shunt, bypass
    
3. Implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
   "The surgeon inserted a shunt to relieve pressure on the patient's brain"

1. Transfer to another track, of trains
   "The conductor shunted the freight cars to a side track"
    
2. Provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
   "The electrician shunted the excess current"
    
3. Move or put aside, typically in a dismissive way
   "The committee shunted aside his proposals"

Derived forms: shunting, shunted, shunts

Type of: conductor, deviate, divert, implant, passage, passageway, shift, transfer

Part of: circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit

Encyclopedia: Shunt