Meaning & use
shunt
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To move, divert, or push someone or something to a different, usually less important, place or path.
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Passengers were shunted onto a replacement bus after the train broke down.
Surgeons shunted blood away from the damaged vessel to protect surrounding tissue.
A note on using this word
Shunt is common in rail transport (moving train cars onto a side track), medicine (rerouting fluid in the body), and electronics (diverting current); it can also mean to sideline someone dismissively.
Words with a similar meaning
divertreroute
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