What is "shunt" in English? Definition and Explanations
What does shunt mean in English? Meaning of shunt definition and abbreviation with examples.
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What is "shunt" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "shunt": a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
Noun
Meaning of "shunt": transfer to another track, of trains
Verb
Meaning of "shunt": a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
Noun
Meaning of "shunt": provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
Verb
Meaning of "shunt": implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
Noun
Synonyms:
rule out, halt, prevent, forestall, avoid, fend off, deter, foil, preclude, turn, divert, deflect, frustrate, stave off, ward off, look away, shove aside, turn aside, turn away, authorize, entrust, relegate, hand over, consign, transfer, devolve, give, pass on, hold responsible for, parcel out, send on errand, send on mission, whirl, swivel, rotate, wiggle, veer, twirl, fluctuate, dangle, hang, lurch, wave, turn, pitch, pivot, wobble, sway, curve, flap, wheel, sheer, palpitate, avert, wag, vary, undulate, swerve, vibrate, revolve, suspend, deflect, rock, waggle, divert, reel, roll, oscillate, away, volte-face, be pendent, pendulate, turn about, turn on an axis, convert, veer, shift, replace, turn, swap, divert, interchange, deviate, deflect, trade, rearrange, sidetrack, turnabout, substitute, change course, turn aside, convert, return, shift, move, transform, twist, switch, swing, change, swerve, depart, curve, vary, direct, sidetrack, pivot, whip, whirl, sheer, inverse, relapse, subvert, retrace, invert, alternate, diverge, upset, about-face, swirl, sway, deviate, wheel, detour, zigzag, tack, recoil, detract, capsize, incline, veer, revert, alter, backslide, aim, digress, regress, loop, call off, double back, go back, redirect, volte-face, change position, face about, rechannel, shy away,
Antonyms:
aid, assist, allow, help, support, hold, keep, straighten, remain, stabilize, stay, be still, remain, keep, stay, maintain, persist, remain, stagnate, straighten, grow, hold, keep, stay, continue, lose, progress, develop, make well,
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