Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [shuhnt]
- /ʃʌnt/
- /ʃʌnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shuhnt]
- /ʃʌnt/
Definitions of shunt word
- verb with object shunt to shove or turn (someone or something) aside or out of the way. 1
- verb with object shunt to sidetrack; get rid of. 1
- verb with object shunt Electricity. to divert (a part of a current) by connecting a circuit element in parallel with another. to place or furnish with a shunt. 1
- verb with object shunt Railroads. to shift (rolling stock) from one track to another; switch. 1
- verb with object shunt Surgery. to divert blood or other fluid by means of a shunt. the tube itself. 1
- verb with object shunt to move or turn aside or out of the way. 1
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Origin of shunt
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (v.) Middle English schunten, shonten to shy (said of horses); (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.; akin to shun
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Shunt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shunt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shunt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shunt
verb shunt
- avert — If you avert something unpleasant, you prevent it from happening.
- aways — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- delegate — A delegate is a person who is chosen to vote or make decisions on behalf of a group of other people, especially at a conference or a meeting.
- inversed — reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
- inversing — reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
noun shunt
- accident — An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
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