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Antonyms for shunt
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : shuhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʃʌnt |
Definition of shunt
Origin :- early 13c., "to shy, start," perhaps from shunen "to shun" (see shun), and altered by influence of shot or shut. Meaning "to turn aside" is from late 14c.; that of "move out of the way" is from 1706. Adopted by railways from 1842. Related: Shunted; shunting.
- As in avert : verb thwart; avoid by turning away
- As in swing : verb move back and forth; be suspended
- As in switch : verb change, exchange
- As in turn : verb reverse; change course
- As in delegate : verb assign responsibility
- Its function is to shunt the lift out of the gas, and this it will do without watching.
- Extract from : « With The Night Mail » by Rudyard Kipling
- Look at that meter—and I've had to throw in number ten shunt!
- Extract from : « Spacehounds of IPC » by Edward Elmer Smith
- All right,” he answered, endeavoring to look unconcerned, “shunt us off.
- Extract from : « Chasing an Iron Horse » by Edward Robins
- It would be cowardly to shunt this wretched task off on somebody else.
- Extract from : « Walter and the Wireless » by Sara Ware Bassett
- Clear the fishing fleet and shunt the Florence to the rocks with the wind and current.
- Extract from : « El Diablo » by Brayton Norton
- Well, we can shunt Mr. Hiltze off 273 a little, if you wish.
- Extract from : « Eve to the Rescue » by Ethel Hueston
- But it was not her habit to spare herself, or to shunt her duties.
- Extract from : « Mollie's Prince » by Rosa Nouchette Carey
- In fact, a voltmeter is an ammeter which has had its shunt removed or disconnected.
- Extract from : « Physics » by Willis Eugene Tower
- Should the shunt box be required, it has to be connected with terminals II.
- Extract from : « Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare » by C. W. Sleeman
- The resistance of the shunt required depends on the resistance of the lamp.
- Extract from : « How to Make Electrical Machines » by R. A. R. Bennett
Synonyms for shunt
- about-face
- aim
- alter
- alternate
- authorize
- avert
- avoid
- away
- backslide
- be pendent
- call off
- capsize
- change
- change course
- change position
- consign
- convert
- curve
- dangle
- deflect
- depart
- deter
- detour
- detract
- deviate
- devolve
- digress
- direct
- diverge
- divert
- double back
- entrust
- face about
- fend off
- flap
- fluctuate
- foil
- forestall
- frustrate
- give
- go back
- halt
- hand over
- hang
- hold responsible for
- incline
- interchange
- inverse
- invert
- look away
- loop
- lurch
- move
- oscillate
- palpitate
- parcel out
- pass on
- pendulate
- pitch
- pivot
- preclude
- prevent
- rearrange
- rechannel
- recoil
- redirect
- reel
- regress
- relapse
- relegate
- replace
- retrace
- return
- revert
- revolve
- rock
- roll
- rotate
- rule out
- send on errand
- send on mission
- sheer
- shift
- shove aside
- shunt
- shy away
- sidetrack
- stave off
- substitute
- subvert
- suspend
- swap
- sway
- swerve
- swing
- swirl
- switch
- swivel
- tack
- trade
- transfer
- transform
- turn
- turn about
- turn aside
- turn away
- turn on an axis
- turnabout
- twirl
- twist
- undulate
- upset
- vary
- veer
- vibrate
- volte-face
- wag
- waggle
- ward off
- wave
- wheel
- whip
- whirl
- wiggle
- wobble
- zigzag
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