shunt
/ʃʌnt/verb
उच्चारण शन्ट
(रेलगाड़ी या डिब्बों को) दूसरी पटरी पर ले जाना, शंट करना
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verb
- 1
[T] ~ sth (+ adv./prep.)
to move a train or part of a train from one track to another
(रेलगाड़ी या डिब्बों को) दूसरी पटरी पर ले जाना, शंट करना
- The empty coaches were shunted into a siding.
- 2
[T] ~ sb/sth (+ adv./prep.) often disapproving
to move somebody or something to a different place, especially a less important one
(किसी को) कम महत्त्व की जगह भेज देना, इधर-उधर कर देना
- The honest officer was shunted to an unimportant post.
- Old people should not be shunted off to care homes.
noun
- 1
[C] medical
a small tube put into the body to allow blood or another fluid to flow from one part to another
शंट (शरीर में द्रव बहाने की नली)
- The surgeon inserted a shunt to drain fluid from the brain.
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shunter noun