shunt

n 1: a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is

diverted from one channel to another; "an arteriovenus

shunt"

2: a low-resistance conductor connected in parallel with a

device to divert a fraction of the current [syn: {electrical

shunt}]

3: tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within

the body

v 1: transfer to another track, of trains

2: provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt