n.
1.a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
2.a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
3.implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber shunt v.
1.transfer to another track, of trains
2.provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
Idiom of the Day
close ranks
to come together for fighting, to unite and work together
The political parties closed ranks and stopped arguing among themselves.