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shunt
verb as in avert
verb as in delegate
verb as in swing
verb as in switch
Weak matches
verb as in turn
Strong matches
Example Sentences
In other words, what might have seemed like a mutually convenient layby into which Ms Gray could be shunted, ended up perpetuating a rather public soap opera.
The world champions were rocking, but a decision to go for the short side gave life to their defence and the Scots were shunted back and eventually turned over.
He swaggered out into this magnificent drum of noise with a gallus grin, licked his lips, made straight for Marchand's blocks, and gave them a shunt.
She did have a speaking role on the main stage at the RNC, but they shunted her to Monday night, the holding dock for the figures the party least wished to highlight.
Later that year he met Bannon, who had just been shunted out of his White House post.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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