"shunt" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʃʌnt/ [UK], /ʃʌnt/ [US] Audio: en-au-shunt.ogg [Australia] Forms: shunt [singular], shunts [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An act of moving suddenly, as due to a push or shove.
    Sense id: simple-shunt-en-noun-GPZ2f1zJ

Verb

IPA: /ʃʌnt/ [UK], /ʃʌnt/ [US] Audio: en-au-shunt.ogg [Australia] Forms: shunt [canonical], shunts [third-person, singular], shunted [past], shunted [past, participle], shunting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you shunt a person, you cause them to move suddenly by pushing or shoving. Synonyms: shove
    Sense id: simple-shunt-en-verb-TZDvxYIF
  2. If you shunt electricity, you divert the electric current by providing an alternative path.
    Sense id: simple-shunt-en-verb-64zekBo2
  3. If you shunt a train, you move it from one track to another.
    Sense id: simple-shunt-en-verb-qrRo~8U2
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