Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shunt

3 senses of shunt

Sense 1
shunt -- (a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another; "an arteriovenus shunt")
       => passage, passageway -- (a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages")

Sense 2
shunt, electrical shunt, bypass -- (a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current)
       => conductor -- (a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.)

Sense 3
shunt -- (implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body)
       => implant -- (a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shunt

2 senses of shunt

Sense 1
shunt -- (transfer to another track, of trains)
       => transfer, shift -- (move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket")

Sense 2
shunt -- (provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt)
       => deviate -- (cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding")