Definition of shun

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Shun (v. t.) To avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to escape from; to eschew; as, to shun rocks, shoals, vice..

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Shunt :: Shunt (v. t.) To cause to move suddenly; to give a sudden start to; to shove.
Dachshund :: Dachshund (n.) One of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and long body; -- called also badger dog. There are two kinds, the rough-haired and the smooth-haired..
Shunting :: Shunting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shun.
Inevitability :: Inevitability (n.) Impossibility to be avoided or shunned; inevitableness.
Unavoided :: Unavoided (a.) Not avoided or shunned.
Fly :: Fly (v. t.) To fly or flee from; to shun; to avoid.
Avoidable :: Avoidable (a.) Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped..
Shunt :: Shunt (v. t.) To provide with a shunt; as, to shunt a galvanometer..
Inevitable :: Inevitable (a.) Not evitable; incapable of being shunned; unavoidable; certain.
Eschew :: Eschew (a.) To shun; to avoid, as something wrong, or from a feeling of distaste; to keep one's self clear of..
Shun :: Shun (v. t.) To avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to escape from; to eschew; as, to shun rocks, shoals, vice..
Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk.
Shunless :: Shunless (a.) Not to be shunned; inevitable; unavoidable.
Shunned :: Shunned (imp. & p. p.) of Shu.
Noonshun :: Noonshun (n.) See Nunchion.
Shunt :: Shunt (v. t.) The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun.
Shunt :: Shunt (v. t.) A conducting circuit joining two points in a conductor, or the terminals of a galvanometer or dynamo, so as to form a parallel or derived circuit through which a portion of the current may pass, for the purpose of regulating the amount passing in the main circuit..
Decline :: Decline (v. i.) To turn away; to shun; to refuse; -- the opposite of accept or consent; as, he declined, upon principle..
Avoider :: Avoider (n.) One who avoids, shuns, or escapes..
Evite :: Evite (v. t.) To shun.
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