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shunt

1. shunt \'sh*nt\ vb [ME shunten to flinch] 1: to turn off to one side : 
   SHIFT; specif : to switch (as  a train) from one track to another 2: to 
   provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt  1: to move to the 
   side  2: to travel back and forth  - shunt.er n
2. shunt n : a means or mechanism for turning or thrusting aside : as  
   chiefly Brit  : a railroad switch  : a conductor joining two points in an 
   electrical circuit so as to form a  parallel or alternative path through 
   which a portion of the current may pass (as for regulating the amount 
   passing in the main circuit)