shunts

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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.

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 shunt a galvanometer”
To move data in memory to a physical disk.

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Synonyms

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Rhymes

confronts grunts blintz fronts squints chintz blintze stunts blunts bunts

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