SHUNT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shunt mean? 

• SHUNT (noun)
  The noun SHUNT has 3 senses:

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; for draining fluids within the body

  Familiarity information: SHUNT used as a noun is uncommon.

• SHUNT (verb)
  The verb SHUNT has 2 senses:

1. transfer to another track, of trains
2. provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt

  Familiarity information: SHUNT used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHUNT (noun)

Meaning:

A passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Context example:

an arteriovenus shunt

Hypernyms ("shunt" is a kind of...):

passage; passageway (a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shunt"):

bypass (a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part))

portacaval shunt (shunt that is created surgically between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava so that blood from the abdominal organs can bypass the liver)

Meaning:

A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

electrical shunt; shunt; bypass

Hypernyms ("shunt" is a kind of...):

conductor (a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.)

Holonyms ("shunt" is a part of...):

circuit; electric circuit; electrical circuit (an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow)

Meaning:

Implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shunt" is a kind of...):

implant (a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue)

• SHUNT (verb)

Meaning:

Transfer to another track, of trains

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "shunt" is one way to...):

shift; transfer (move around)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "shunt" is one way to...):

deviate (cause to turn away from a previous or expected course)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something