Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Shunt

Shunt (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Shunted; p. pr. & vb. n.Shunting.] [Prov. E., to move from, to put off, fr. OE. shunten, schunten, schounten; cf. D. schuinte a slant, slope, Icel....

4781

Shunt (2)

Shunt (?), v. i. To go aside; to turn off.

4782

Shunt (3)

Shunt, n. [Cf. D. schuinte slant, slope, declivity. See Shunt, v. t.] 1. (Railroad) A turning off to a side or short track, that the principal track may be left free.2. (Elec.) ...

4783

Shunt valve

Shunt valve. (Mach.) A valve permitting a fluid under pressure an easier avenue of escape than normally; specif., a valve, actuated by the governor, used in one system of marine...

4784

Shunt winding

Shunt winding. (Elec.) A winding so arranged as to divide the armature current and lead a portion of it around the field-magnet coils; — opposed to series winding. — Shunt″–woun...

4785

Shunter

Shunt″er (?), n.(Railroad) A person employed to shunt cars from one track to another.

4786

Shunting

Shunt″ing, p. pr. & vb. n. of Shunt. Specif.: vb. n. (a) (Railroads) Switching; as, shunting engine, yard, etc. (b) (Finance) Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets w...

4787

Shut

Shut (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Shut; p. pr. & vb. n.Shutting.] [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. schützen to prote...

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Shut (2)

Shut, v. i. To close itself; to become closed; as, the door shuts; it shuts hard.To shut up, to cease speaking. T. Hughes.

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Shut (3)

Shut, a. 1. Closed or fastened; as, a shut door.2. Rid; clear; free; as, to get shut of a person. L'Estrange.3. (Phon.) (a) Formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and ...

4790

Shut (4)

Shut, n. The act or time of shutting; close; as, the shut of a door.Just then returned at shut of evening flowers. Milton.2. A door or cover; a shutter. Sir I. Newton.3. The lin...

4791

Shute

Shute (?), n. Same as Chute, or Shoot.

4792

Shutter

Shut″ter (?), n. 1. One who shuts or closes.2. A movable cover or screen for a window, designed to shut out the light, to obstruct the view, or to be of some strength as a defen...

4793

Shutter (2)

Shut″ter, n.(Photog.) A mechanical device of various forms, attached to a camera for opening and closing to expose the plate.

4794

Shuttered

Shut″tered (?), a. Furnished with shutters.

4795

Shuttle

Shut″tle (?), n. [Also shittle, OE. schitel, scytyl, schetyl; cf. OE. schitel a bolt of a door, AS. scyttes; all from AS. sceótan to shoot; akin to Dan. skyttel, skytte, shuttle...

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Shuttle (2)

Shut″tle (?), v. i. To move backwards and forwards, like a shuttle.I had to fly far and wide, shutting athwart the big Babel, wherever his calls and pauses had to be. Carlyle.

4797

Shuttlecock

Shut″tle‐cock′ (?), n. A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself.

4798

Shuttlecock (2)

Shut″tle‐cock, v. t. To send or toss to and fro; to bandy; as, to shuttlecock words. Thackeray.

4799

Shuttlecork

Shut″tle‐cork′ (?), n. See Shuttlecock.

4800

Shuttlewise

Shut″tle‐wise′ (?), adv. Back and forth, like the movement of a shuttle.

4801

Shwan-pan

Shwan″–pan (?), n. See Schwan-pan.

4802

Shy

Shy (shī), a. [Compar.Shier (–ẽr) or Shyer; superl.Shiest or Shyest.] [OE. schey, skey, sceouh, AS. sceóh; akin to Dan. sky, Sw. skygg, D. schuw, MHG. schiech, G. scheu, OHG. sc...

4803

Shy (2)

Shy, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Shied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Shying.] [From Shy, a.] To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; — said especially of horses.

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Shy (3)

Shy, v. t. To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper. T. Hughes.

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Shy (4)

Shy, n. 1. A sudden start aside, as by a horse.2. A side throw; a throw; a fling. Thackeray.If Lord Brougham gets a stone in his hand, he must, it seems, have a shy at somebody....

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Shy (5)

Shy (?), a. Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy two players.