Noun | 1. | shunt - a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another; "an arteriovenus shunt" |
2. | shunt - a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current Synonyms: electrical shunt, bypass | |
3. | shunt - implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body | |
Verb | 1. | shunt - transfer to another track, of trains |
2. | shunt - provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt |