shunt Synonyms
Another word for shunt
• noun (Context 1)
A small surgical passage or implanted tube that allows blood or other fluid to move from one part of the body to another.
"The neurosurgeon placed a cerebral bypass to relieve the excess fluid pressure on the patient's brain."
• verb (Context 2)
To push, shove, or divert someone or something to a different, often less important or less prominent place or position.
"The reorganization saw several veteran managers shunted into purely advisory roles."
• verb (Context 3)
To move or switch a train or railway carriages from one track to another, especially onto a siding.
"The yard locomotive spent the morning shunting empty coal wagons onto the secondary track."
• noun (Context 4)
An act of pushing, diverting, or switching a train or other object from one track or path to another.
"A quick diversion into the freight siding cleared the main line for the express passenger train."
• verb (Context 5)
To divert an electrical current or bodily fluid from its normal path by providing an alternative circuit or channel.
"The valve automatically shunts excess blood flow away from the damaged vessel."
• noun (Context 6)
A minor collision between motor vehicles, especially one in which a vehicle is struck from behind.
"Traffic on the motorway was delayed for an hour following a three-car fender-bender in the rain."