to shunt sb aside

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• shunt´er — shunt «shuhnt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to switch (a train) from one track to another: »The car was uncoupled from the rest of the train and shunted into a siding (London Times). SYNONYM(S): deflection. b) to switch (anything) to another route or …   Useful english dictionary

• shunt — [shunt] vt., vi. [ME schunten < ? or akin to SHUN] 1. to move or turn to one side; turn aside or out of the way 2. to shift or switch, as a train, car, etc. from one track to another 3. Elec. to divert or be diverted by a shunt: said of a… …   English World dictionary

• Shunt — Shunt, v. i. To go aside; to turn off. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• shunt — index avert, divert, set aside (annul) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• shunt — shunter, n. /shunt/, v.t. 1. to shove or turn (someone or something) aside or out of the way. 2. to sidetrack; get rid of. 3. Elect. a. to divert (a part of a current) by connecting a circuit element in parallel with another. b. to place or… …   Universalium

• shunt — /ʃʌnt / (say shunt) verb (t) 1. to move or turn aside or out of the way. 2. to sidetrack; get rid of. 3. Electricity to divert (a part of a current) by connecting a circuit element in parallel with another; to place on or furnish with a shunt. 4 …  

• shunt — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, to move suddenly, turn away, evade, perhaps from past participle of shonen Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to turn off to one side ; shift < was shunted aside > b. to switch (as a t …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• shunt — Synonyms and related words: advance, avert, bear off, bowl, bunt, butt, carry away, carry off, cart away, change, deflect, delocalize, dislodge, displace, divert, draw aside, drive, ease off, edge off, fly off, forward, gee, glance, glance off,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• shunt — [[t]ʃʌnt[/t]] v. t. 1) to force or turn aside or out of the way 2) elm a) to divert (a part of an electrical current) by connecting a circuit element in parallel with another b) to place or furnish with a shunt 3) rai to shift (railroad rolling… …   From formal English to slang

• shunt — shunt1 [ʃʌnt] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Perhaps from shun] 1.) to move someone or something to another place, especially in a way that seems unfair shunt sb off/around/aside etc ▪ Smith was shunted off to one of the company s smaller… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• shunt — 1 verb (T) 1 to move a train or railway carriage onto a different track 2 to move someone or something to another place, especially in a way that seems unfair: shunt sb off/around/aside etc: Smith was shunted off to one of the company s smaller… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English