noun
An act of moving (suddenly), as due to a push or shove.A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit.The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun.An abnormal passage between body channels.A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.A switch on a railway used to move a train from one track to another.A minor collision between vehicles.verb
To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to.To divert to a less important place, position, or state.To provide with a shunt.To move data in memory to a physical disk.To divert electric current by providing an alternative path.To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.To have a minor collision, especially in a motor car.To divert the flow of a body fluid.To turn aside or away; to divert.